Plankton Profile: Photosynthetic Nanoflagellate II

Plankton Profile: Photosynthetic Nanoflagellate II

Feb 7, 2017 | Zooplankton

Name of plankton: Photosynthetic nanoflagellate, Pyramimonas spp. Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site Project: Microbial Observatory Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: A flagellate...
Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton IV

Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton IV

Feb 7, 2017 | Bacteria

Name of plankton: Oceanic bacterioplankton Where sample was found: Hydrostation S, 200m Project: BIOS-SCOPE Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Seawater was taken from 200m on the September BIOS-SCOPE cruise. This...
Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton III

Plankton Profile: Oceanic Bacterioplankton III

Feb 7, 2017 | Bacteria

Name of plankton: Oceanic bacterioplankton Where sample was found: Hydrostation S, 300m Project: BIOS-SCOPE Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Oceanic Bacterioplankton often attach to particles known as marine snow....
Plankton Profile: SAR11

Plankton Profile: SAR11

Jan 26, 2017 | Bacteria

Name of plankton: SAR11 Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site, 80m Project: Microbial Observatory Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: SAR11 are heterotrophic bacteria that dominate the...
Plankton Profile: Ceratium

Plankton Profile: Ceratium

Jan 19, 2017 | Phytoplankton

Name of plankton: Ceratium Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site Project: Microbial Observatory Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: The genus Ceratium includes marine dinoflagellates....