MeSH definition : 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.;
CISMeF synonym : Phytoplanktons;
MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific organism; phototrophic bacterioplankton: index PHYTOPLANKTON
BACTERIA or specific;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoplankton;
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.