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2 days ago · The second central process in the marine food web is the microbial loop. This loop degrades marine bacteria and archaea, remineralises organic and inorganic matter, and then recycles the products either within the pelagic food web or by depositing them as marine sediment on the seafloor. [4]
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4 days ago · Marine microorganisms, including protists and bacteria and their associated viruses, have been variously estimated as constituting about 70% or about 90% of the total marine biomass. Marine life is studied scientifically in both marine biology and in biological oceanography .
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5 days ago · A plant parasite associated with the white haze disease in apples, the Basidiomycota Gjaerumia minor, has been found in most samples of the global bathypelagic ocean. An analysis of environmental ...
5 days ago · Mutualistic interactions between marine phototrophs and associated bacteria are an important strategy for their successful survival in the ocean, but little is known about their metabolic relationships.
2 days ago · Kingdom Protista has a wide variety and a large number of organisms, because organisms that could not be grouped into any other kingdom are being classified as protists. Kingdom Protista can be further divided into phyla, and these include Protozoa, Euglenophyta, Chrysophyta, and Pyrrophyta.
5 days ago · Diatoms – Diatoms are a type of protist that live in freshwater and marine environments. They are unique because they have a siliceous cell wall, which gives them a distinctive appearance. Diatoms are also important producers of oxygen and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle.
