Jennifer Prairie
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Yeah I have seen this before, very cool!

It doesn't feature too many plankton, but I have put some facts about some of the plankton in the replies below:
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Ghost Girl @ghostgirlMN
This is really cool! Explore the depths of the ocean.
#deepsea #ocean #explore

https://neal.fun/deep-sea/
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Jennifer Prairie
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In response to Jennifer Prairie.
Sea Angel (known as a pteropod). A planktonic slug that is adapted to have swimming wings

There are also shelled versions called sea butterflies, that create a mucus web to catch falling particles to feed on.
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Jennifer Prairie
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In response to Jennifer Prairie.
Marrus orthocanna, a species of siphonophore, which is a colonial organism related to a jellyfish.

Siphonophores can be quite large (this one can get up to 5-6 feet long) - not all plankton are small, it just means they are drifters!
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