Pacific Ocean (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Pacific Ocean

Caption

Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic microbe on the planet, is found in the Pacific Ocean (shown) and around the globe.

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Tara Clemente, University of Hawaii SOEST

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