The 12 Plankton of Christmas

Sing with me now – “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a Phaeocystis globosa.”  OK, it may not be a melodic as “a partridge in a pear tree,” but it may be more interesting.  Dr. Richard Kirby, a Royal Society Research Fellow at Plymouth University has come up with the “12 Plankton of Christmas.”    To see more of Dr. Kirby’s work check out his book, Ocean Drifters: A Secret World Beneath the Waves.

Thanks to Julian Stockwin for tweeting about the 12 Plankton of Christmas.

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The 12 Plankton of Christmas — 1 Comment

  1. Hello Rick!

    Do you know?

    I like science. But I just love science when science is intertwined with the divine ART. Congratulations on this post and Happy New Year for you and your dear readers!

    Fernando Costa, from Cabo Frio, Brazil, Very Hot South Atlantic Ocean.