Plankton: (From the Greek word that means to "drift or wander") A general term that refers to non or weak swimming organisms living in water.
Note: All samples from near coastal waters off Santa Cruz, Ca unless otherwise stated.
Note: All photos taken by Keith Dahlin.
Zoo-plankton: (Greek; "animal-wanderer")
Phyto-plankton: (Greek; "plant-wanderer")
Cope-pod (Greek; "oar-foot") - 11,500 spp. described.
Dino-flagellates (Greek; "whirling-whip") - 2000 spp. described.
Diatom (Greek; "cut in two")
Barnacle (Latin; "obscure, unknown origin") - 1,445 spp. described
Sea Urchin (The Sea Hedgehog)
Freshwater Plankton (Boulder Creek, Boulder, CO)
