Publication: Giant phytoplankton revealed by in situ imaging gathered during the BioSWOT-Med campaign
In situ images collected by an autonomous Zooglider during the BioSWOT-Med cruise in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea revealed "giant" phytoplankton: undisturbed chains of diatoms and other phytoplankton about an order of magnitude longer than what typically expected. These elongated chains are largely inaccessible to planktonic grazers and have the potential to sink rapidly through the ocean water column.