Phytoplankton: Plants of the Sea
Phytoplankton: Plants of the Sea
by Prentice K. Stout
Rhode Island Sea Grant Fact Sheet
To the casual observer, the oceans and bays are vast trackless bodies of water. Beneath their surfaces are countless fish. But more numerous by far are the tiny microscopic animals and plants collectively called plankton, a word derived from the Greek meaning wandering.
The plant portion of this complex oceanic soup is called phytoplankton. The term phyto comes from the Latin phyton meaning tree or plant. This large grouping is composed mostly of single-celled algae and bacteria.
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