Image of Prochloraceae
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Prochlorococcus (pro-cloe-row-cock-us) marinus, a tiny globular cyanobacterium (blue-green alga). This type of organism is extremely abundant in the tropical and warm temperate regions of the open oceans, and some scientists claim it is the most abundant organism on earth. Differential interference microscopy.
data on this strain.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Bacteria
- Cyanobacteria
- Synechococcales
- Prochloraceae
- Prochlorococcus
- Prochlorococcus marinus
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