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Glossary

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Plankton

Plankton is the collection of organisms, including algae, that float or drift in a body of water.

Plankton Edlund
Image Credit: Mark Edlund
Light micrograph of living diatoms collected from the plankton. The image includes Fragilaria crotonensis, Asterionella formosa, Aulacoseira, and Stephanodiscus.
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