Ms. Griffin, Ms. Jenkins, and Ms. Wilson
Kingdom Protista
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Fun Facts
http://arhguz.blogspot.com/2012/08/bioluminescent-phytoplankton-vaadhoo.html
Bioluminescence: contains luciferin (what fireflies have); glow increases when the algae clews are agitated by ships or anything else in the water
There are 25,000 different species of diatoms. Each one has a different shell.
When diatoms die, they sink to the bottom of the ocean. The floor may be covered in a layer as deep as 984 feet deep!
Sources:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Diatoms:-Interesting-Facts&id=7471056
http://www.microbeworld.org/types-of-microbes/protista/dinoflagellates