Plankton of Tyson Lagoon
Two types of plankton
1. Zooplankton (protists and invertebrates)
2. Phytoplankton (small plants, makes its own
food, usually has chloroplasts.)
DIATOMS
(pill boxed shape)
FRESH WAGTER GREEN ALGAE (lots of choroplasts)
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CYANOBACTERIA
Chroococcus
Anabaena
PROTOZOA
Oscillatoria
Amoeba
Vorticella
Paramecium
ARTHROPODS
Daphnia
Cyclops
Macrothrix
Diatomus
MISCELLANEOUS
Hydra
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Land Arthropods with Aquatic Larva
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