Figure 3 (IMAGE) Compuscript Ltd Caption Abundance (A), biomass (B) of planktonic ciliates and representative species (c) after quantitative protargol staining along the transect from Shenzhen (China) to Pohnpei (Micronesia) in the western Pacific Ocean. (a, b: Strombidium wulffi; c: Strombidium epidemum; d, e: Strombidium emergens; f, g: Pelagostrobilidium neptunii; h, i: Rimostrombidium multinucleatum; j: Laboea strobila; k: Spirotontonia turbinata; l: Leegaardiella sol; m, t: Strombidium dalum; n, o: Urotricha cyrtonucleata; p: Lohamanniella oviformis; q, r: Tontonia gracillima; s: Leegaardiella ovalis; u: Strombidium capitatum) Credit Marine Life Science & Technology Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.