Editing Plankton (section)

==Plankton diversity==
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File: Pelagibacter.jpg|''[[Pelagibacter ubique]]'', the most common bacteria in the ocean, plays a major role in global [[carbon cycle]]s
File:Prochlorococcus marinus (cropped).jpg|The tiny [[cyanobacterium]] ''[[Prochlorococcus]]'' is a major contributor to atmospheric oxygen
File:Noctiluca scintillans varias.jpg|The [[Noctiluca scintillans|sea sparkle]] [[dinoflagellate]] glows in the night to produce the [[milky seas effect]]
File:Copepodkils.jpg|[[Copepod]] from Antarctica, a translucent ovoid animal with two long antennae
File:Clupeaharenguslarvaeinsitukils.jpg|Herring larva imaged with the remains of the [[yolk]] and the long gut visible in the transparent animal
File:Icefishuk.jpg|[[Notothenioidei|Icefish]] larvae from Antarctica have no haemoglobin
File:Mnemiopsis leidyi 2.jpg|The [[sea walnut]] [[ctenophore]] has a transient anus which forms only when it needs to defecate<ref>{{cite magazine| title=Animal with an anus that comes and goes could reveal how ours evolved| author=Michael Le Page| magazine=New Scientist| url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2195656-animal-with-an-anus-that-comes-and-goes-could-reveal-how-ours-evolved/|  date=March 2019}}</ref>
File:LeptocephalusConger.jpg|Eel larva drifting with the gulf stream
File:Krill666.jpg|[[Antarctic krill]], probably the largest biomass of a single species on the planet
File:Dinoflagellates and a tintinnid ciliate.jpg|Microzooplankton are major grazers of the plankton: two [[dinoflagellate]]s and a [[tintinnid]] ciliate.
File:Sargassum on the beach, Cuba.JPG|[[Sargassum]] seaweed drifts with currents using air bladders to stay afloat
File:Plankton creates sea foam 2.jpg|Planktonic [[sea foam]] bubbles with image of photographer
File:Janthina.jpg|Macroplankton: a ''[[Janthina janthina]]'' snail (with bubble float) cast up onto a beach in [[Maui]]
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