Many phytoplankton are microscopic, and they range from single-celled algae to bacteria to protists, which aren’t plants or animals. One thing they all have in common: They require sunlight.

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that ...

A new study by Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota has revealed a potential link between red tide algal blooms and long-term ...

Phylogenomics data place the enigmatic plankton in the middle of the algal family tree, despite their apparent lack of plastids—an organelle characteristic of all other algae. Christie is a seasoned ...

In the sunlit surface layer of oceans Like land plants and seagrasses, microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton also feed on CO2 and use photosynthesis to produce energy. Seagrasses and ...

Each year, shore waves along the Texas coastline are illuminated with flashes of ethereal blue light. The dazzling display is ...

Plankton are mostly microscopic algae and animals found throughout Earth's oceans, seas and lakes, although a few species are visible to humans. Unlike fish, plankton can't swim against the current.

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. We explored how well the aggregated biovolume of groups of species can be predicted from environmental variables using three different ...

Algae are photosynthetic organisms that mostly ... "This study aimed to understand how harmful algal species interact with other phytoplankton and environmental factors like temperature and ...