Sep 18, 2017 | Phytoplankton
Name of microbe: Pennate Diatom Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site, April 18, 2017, surface water Project: BATS Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role does the microbe play in the ecosystem: Diatoms are a major group of algae....
Jul 18, 2017 | Phytoplankton
Name of microbe: Chaetoceros Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site, April 18, 2017, surface water Project: BATS Photo credit: Rachel Parsons, BIOS What role does the microbe play in the ecosystem: Chaetoceros is an abundant centric...
Feb 7, 2017 | Zooplankton
Name of plankton: Thecosome pteropods Where sample was found: Hydrostation S, Giovannoni Cruise, September 8, 2016, 0-200m Project: BIOS-SCOPE artistic collaboration Photo credit: Samantha Newton What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Thecosome pteropods...
Feb 7, 2017 | Zooplankton
Name of plankton: Arietellus spp. Where sample was found: Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site, daytime, 450-600m Project: BIOS-SCOPE zooplankton diel distribution and biodiversity Photo credit: Leocadio Blanco Bercial, BIOS What role do these organisms play...
Feb 7, 2017 | Zooplankton
Name of plankton: Pleuromamma xiphias Where sample was found: Giovannoni Cruise, September 8, 2016, 0-200m Project: BIOS-SCOPE zooplankton excreta experiments Photo credit: Amy Maas, BIOS What role do these organisms play in the ecosystem: Pleuromamma xiphias is a...
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...
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....
