Plant plankton is called phytoplankton they need to be near the surface where they can photosynthesise. Zooplankton are animal plankton, That feed on phytoplanlton. There are two types of zooplankton, holoplankton and meroplankton. Holoplankton live in open water and spend their entire lives in a floating state. Meroplankton live in coastal waters and are only plankton for a limited part of there developement. They later become benthos or nekton.
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