Phytoplankton

"Phytoplankton" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D010839
MeSH Number(s)	B05.080.500.600
Concept/Terms	Phytoplankton Phytoplankton

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Phytoplankton".

Organisms [B]
Organism Forms [B05]
Aquatic Organisms [B05.080]
Plankton [B05.080.500]
Phytoplankton [B05.080.500.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Phytoplankton".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Phytoplankton".

Phytoplankton
Microalgae

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