Zooplankton- Arrow Worm: Elongated body with point at one end, active predator of other plankton.
Phytoplankton-Sargassum: Large, free-floating algae that provides habitat for many organisms.
Phytoplankton- Zooxanthellae: Live inside coral polyps and give them their color.
Microplastics: Microscopic bits of plastic pollution that float in the ocean and take centuries to break down.
Zooplankton- Crab Larvae: Small creature with 5 hairy limbs on each side of body.
Phytoplankton- Spirogyra: Thread-like algae with visible chloroplasts inside
Phytoplankton- Diatoms: Diverse group with different shaped , mostly flat shells, and are made of silica.
Zooplankton- Ocean Sunfish: The largest zooplankton! Very weak swimmer that eats jellyfish and drifts with currents.
Zooplankton- Jellyfish: Moon Jellyfish is the most common large jellyfish in Florida.
Zooplankton- Copepod: Fast swimmer with two very large antennae
Zooplankton- Fish larvae: Small creature with large, obvious eyes and visible spine.
Zooplankton- Krill: Red, shrimp-like crustaceans that many polar animals feed on.
Phytoplankton- Coccolithophore: Small, ball-shaped organisms with multiple ring-like shapes on outer shell
Phytoplankton- Dinoflagellate: Round structure with deep grooves and whip-like "flagella", responsible for Red Tide.
