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English: Marine microplankton, part of the contents of one dip of a hand net, photographed on board the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette (R 335) off Kona, September 20, 2006. The image contains diverse planktonic organisms, ranging from photosynthetic cyanobacteria and diatoms to many different types of zooplankton, including both holoplankton (permanent residents of the plankton) and meroplankton (temporary residents of the plankton, e.g., fish eggs, crab larvae, worm larvae.)
Svenska: Marina mikroplankton från ett prov taget utanför Kailua-Kona på Hawaii, fotograferade ombord på NOAAs fartyg Oscar Elton Sette (R 335).
Date 2016-10-01
Taken on 20 September 2006
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Author Jay Nadeau, Chris Lindensmith, Jody W. Deming, Vicente I. Fernandez, and Roman Stocker. Image courtesy of David Liittschwager.

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Marine microplankton from a sample off Kona, Hawaii, USA

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