Predatory phytoplankton (IMAGE)
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Micrographs illustrating the predatory nature of diverse small phytoplankton isolated from the open ocean. Panels a–c show different dictyochophyte algae, d shows a prymnesiophyte alga, and e a chrysophyte alga. The phytoplankton were grown in culture, then fed either live bacteria or green fluorescent beads. In these images one can see the fluorescent beads (arrowheads) have been eaten and taken inside the cells. The scale bar shown in panel a is 5 micrometers which is ten times smaller than the width of a human hair.
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Qian Li
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