Characteristics The word plankton comes from the greek

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Characteristics:

The word plankton comes from the greek word planktos which means “wanderer. ”

The word plankton comes from the greek word planktos which means “wanderer. ”

Plankton are

Plankton are

• Mola – the largest plankton in the ocean! • Why is it

• Mola – the largest plankton in the ocean! • Why is it called a plankton when it looks so much like a fish?

Mola mola can reach 8 ft. in length Photo Credit: National Oceanic & Atmospheric

Mola mola can reach 8 ft. in length Photo Credit: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration / Dept. of Commerce

Mola mola washed up on Dauphin Island January, 2004

Mola mola washed up on Dauphin Island January, 2004

Groupings of Plankton 1) Phytoplankton - primary producers 2) Zooplankton - consumers

Groupings of Plankton 1) Phytoplankton - primary producers 2) Zooplankton - consumers

Groupings of Plankton 3) Holoplankton - zooplankton that spend their whole lives as plankton

Groupings of Plankton 3) Holoplankton - zooplankton that spend their whole lives as plankton 4) Meroplankton - zooplankton that spend only part of their lives as plankton

Common Phytoplankton Where Are The Phytoplankton? http: //neptune. gsfc. nasa. gov/STAFF/brianc/what_are_phyto. htm l

Common Phytoplankton Where Are The Phytoplankton? http: //neptune. gsfc. nasa. gov/STAFF/brianc/what_are_phyto. htm l

Phytoplankton are tiny, photosynthetic organisms. This means they can manufacture their own food using

Phytoplankton are tiny, photosynthetic organisms. This means they can manufacture their own food using energy from sunlight, producing oxygen as a by-product.

Diatoms (Division Chrysophyta) Photo Credit: Dr. Neil Sullivan, University of Southern Calif. / National

Diatoms (Division Chrysophyta) Photo Credit: Dr. Neil Sullivan, University of Southern Calif. / National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration / Dept. of Commerce

Diatom Frustules © www. micrographia. com

Diatom Frustules © www. micrographia. com

Dinoflagellates

Dinoflagellates

Common Zooplankton

Common Zooplankton

Zooplankton are floating or weakly swimming animals that rely on water currents to move

Zooplankton are floating or weakly swimming animals that rely on water currents to move any great distance.

THIS IS NOT REAL!!! BUT HE DOES LOOK LIKE A COPOPOD

THIS IS NOT REAL!!! BUT HE DOES LOOK LIKE A COPOPOD

Copepods

Copepods

Copepod with Eggs © www. micrographia. com

Copepod with Eggs © www. micrographia. com

Copepod with Increased Surface Area © www. micrographia. com

Copepod with Increased Surface Area © www. micrographia. com

Copepod with Increased Surface Area The green stuff is algae growing on the copepod.

Copepod with Increased Surface Area The green stuff is algae growing on the copepod. © www. micrographia. com

Copepod © www. micrographia. com

Copepod © www. micrographia. com

Copepod with Eggs and Newly Hatched Nauplius Larva © www. micrographia. com

Copepod with Eggs and Newly Hatched Nauplius Larva © www. micrographia. com

Copepod Nauplius Larva Fat globules are energy reserves until it begins to eat its

Copepod Nauplius Larva Fat globules are energy reserves until it begins to eat its own food. © www. micrographia. com

Ctenophore Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

Ctenophore Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

Krill

Krill

Humpback Whales Feeding on Mostly Krill Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

Humpback Whales Feeding on Mostly Krill Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

Some Holoplankton…. . In case you didn’t know

Some Holoplankton…. . In case you didn’t know

Holoplankton spend their entire lives as part of the plankton

Holoplankton spend their entire lives as part of the plankton

seafaring snail

seafaring snail

Blue Sea Slug

Blue Sea Slug

Bluebottle or Portuguese Man-of-War Is not a single animal but a colony of different

Bluebottle or Portuguese Man-of-War Is not a single animal but a colony of different polyps

Salps

Salps

Some Meroplankton…. . Just to name a few

Some Meroplankton…. . Just to name a few

Meroplankton spend only the larval or early stages of their life as part of

Meroplankton spend only the larval or early stages of their life as part of the plankton and spend their adult lives on the reef.

Jelly Feeding on Plankton within Watery Boundaries Photo Credit: M. Youngbluth; OAR/National Undersea Research

Jelly Feeding on Plankton within Watery Boundaries Photo Credit: M. Youngbluth; OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP); Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

Collecting Larval Planktonic Fish off of California Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

Collecting Larval Planktonic Fish off of California Photo Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)

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