Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton is a term used to describe all plankton organisms in the plant kingdom of a very small or microscopic size, that live suspended in water.

In salt or fresh water it is a plant community that floats freely in the water and includes many species of algae and diatoms.

Phytoplankton can be seen by satellite as shown in this photo of the Argentinean coast taken by NASA's Aqua satellite with the MODIS spectroradiometer (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer). Credits: DR.

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