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Definitions of plankton
  1. noun
    the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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  • krill shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
  • manta extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
  • devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
  • anchovy small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
  • phytoplankton photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
  • cyanobacteria predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
  • zooplankton animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
  • euphausiacea small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
  • baleen whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
  • rhincodon typus large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
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