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Phytoplankton vs Haptophyte - What's the difference?

phytoplankton | haptophyte |

As nouns the difference between phytoplankton and haptophyte

is that phytoplankton is plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis while haptophyte is (botany) a kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits.

phytoplankton

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * microalga

    Derived terms

    * phytoplankton bloom

    haptophyte

    English

    Noun

  • (botany) A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits.

    • Synonyms

    *coccolithophore *coccolithophorid *Haptophyta *Prymnesiophyta

    See also

    *coccolith *dimethyl sulfide (DMS) *phytoplankton