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Microalga vs Phytoplankton - What's the difference?

microalga | phytoplankton | Synonyms |

Phytoplankton is a synonym of microalga.



As nouns the difference between microalga and phytoplankton

is that microalga is any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton while phytoplankton is plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis.

microalga

English

Noun

  • Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
  • Synonyms

    * phytoplankton

    Antonyms

    * macroalga

    Derived terms

    * microalgal English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    phytoplankton

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phytoplankton) (-)
  • plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis
  • Synonyms

    * microalga

    Derived terms

    * phytoplankton bloom