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Descriptor English:
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Phytoplankton
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Fitoplancton
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fitoplâncton
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Tree Number:
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B05.080.500.600
SP4.016.157.793.264
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Definition English:
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Free-floating minute organisms that are photosynthetic. The term is non-taxonomic and refers to a lifestyle (energy utilization and motility), rather than a particular type of organism. Most, but not all, are unicellular algae. Important groups include DIATOMS; DINOFLAGELLATES; CYANOBACTERIA; CHLOROPHYTA; HAPTOPHYTA; CRYPTOMONADS; and silicoflagellates. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coordinate with specific organism; phototrophic bacterioplankton: index PHYTOPLANKTON + BACTERIA or specific
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See Related English:
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Chlorophyta
Cyanobacteria
Diatoms
Dinoflagellida
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History Note English:
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91(71); was see under PLANKTON 1971-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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11271
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Unique Identifier:
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D010839
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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