planktonic algae

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   unicellular algae

   Broaderphytoplankton

Questions about planktonic algae

What does planktonic algae mean?

planktonic algae means "unicellular algae".

Is planktonic algae a common word?

planktonic algae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.