picoplankton

(noun)

plankton composed of cells between 0.2 and 2 micrometers that are either photosynthetic or heterotrophic

Related Terms

Examples of picoplankton in the following topics:

  • Prochlorophytes

    • Picoplankton is the fraction of plankton which can be photosynthetic or heterotrophic.
    • Picoplankton is the fraction of plankton, composed by cells between 0.2 and 2 μm, that is either photosynthetic (photosynthetic picoplankton; ) or heterotrophic (heterotrophic picoplankton).
    • Prochlorophyta are a photosynthetic prokaryote member of the phytoplankton group Picoplankton.
    • Prochlorophytes are very small microbes generally between 0.2 and 2 µm (Photosynthetic picoplankton).
    • Describe the characteristics associated with Prochlorophytes, a member of the Picoplankton