plankton
organisms that drift and are incapable of active self-propulsion against currents
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Summary
plankton is a class of living thing[1]. plankton draws 10,199 Wikipedia views per month (class of living thing category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: organism[3]
- Commons category: Plankton[4]
- Opposite of: nekton[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Plankton[6]
- Commons gallery: Plankton[7]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
- Topic has template: Template:Plankton[15], Template:Plankton sidebar[16]
- Name: plankton[17]
- Studied by: planktology[18]
- Union of: list of values as qualifiers[19]
- Habitat: body of water[20], air[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Body
Influence
Things named for plankton include picoplankton[23].
Why It Matters
plankton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] plankton is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for plankton include picoplankton[23].