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When CMarZ began in 2004, scientists had described about 7,000 marine species that remain planktonic throughout their lives (called holozooplankton; another 26,000 known species are classified as plankton in their larval stage but change lifestyle as they grow larger).
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The Census of Marine Zooplankton aims to survey the diversity, abundance, and distribution of marine holozooplankton - animals that spend their lives drifting on the ocean's currents.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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A separate study of holozooplankton, that look like tiny transparent insects, increased the number of known species to 14,000 from 7,000.
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A separate study of holozooplankton, that look like tiny transparent insects, increased the number of known species to 14,000 from 7,000.
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In decades to come, when all of the Census samples have been analyzed and described, Dr. Bucklin estimates the research will have roughly doubled to 14,000 the number of holozooplankton species known to science (of the estimated 15,000 to 20,000 thought to exist altogether).
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The Census of Marine Zooplankton aims to survey the diversity, abundance, and distribution of marine holozooplankton - animals that spend their lives drifting on the ocean's currents.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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