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IT has for a long time been known that the sea abounds in microscopic organisms, both animal and vegetable. Among the former are entomostraca, infusoria, radiolarians, foraminifera, as well as larvæ of mollusca, radiates, and bryozoa. Among the plant-life the mass consists of diatoms, cilio-flagellates, flagellates, and certain unicellular chlorophyllaceous algæ. For these pelagic forms Prof. Hensen has proposed the name plankton, which has been universally accepted.
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CLEVE, P. Microscopic Marine Organisms in the Service of Hydrography. Nature 55, 89–90 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/055089b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/055089b0