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Phytoplankton vs Bacterioplankton - What's the difference?

phytoplankton | bacterioplankton |

As nouns the difference between phytoplankton and bacterioplankton

is that phytoplankton is plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis while bacterioplankton is (biology) the bacterial component of marine plankton.

phytoplankton

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * microalga

    Derived terms

    * phytoplankton bloom

    bacterioplankton

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bacterioplankton) (-)
  • (biology) The bacterial component of marine plankton