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Organism Forms > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton
Geographic Locations > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton
... > Physical Phenomena > Geological Phenomena > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton
... > Environment and Public Health > Environment > Saline Waters > Seawater > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Saline Waters > Seawater > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton

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Phytoplankton  

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Note

  • coordinate with specific organism; phototrophic bacterioplankton: index PHYTOPLANKTON + BACTERIA or specific

Scope note

  • Free-floating minute organisms that are photosynthetic. The term is non-taxonomic and refers to a lifestyle (energy utilization and motility), rather than a particular type of organism. Most, but not all, are unicellular algae. Important groups include DIATOMS; DINOFLAGELLATES; CYANOBACTERIA; CHLOROPHYTA; HAPTOPHYTA; CRYPTOMONADS; and silicoflagellates.

History note

  • 91(71); was see under PLANKTON 1971-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010839

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