👉 'Actinozoan' is a type of zooplankton that forms the base layer of the food web of aquatic ecosystems. It has a distinctive, worm-like structure and lives in large aggregates called 'colonies'. <0x0A>The word 'actinozoan' comes from the Greek 'actin' meaning 'worm', 'zona' meaning 'layer' or 'colony', and 'zoo' meaning 'living beings'.
