The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton, which are tiny animal organisms, and phytoplankton, which are plantlike. (Other forms of plankton include bacterial and fungal.

Image caption, This is one type of plankton viewed through a microscope. In fact, many scientists believe that these tiny plants and animals are amongst the most important in our seas. They may ...

Plankton: The Movie was released on Netflix worldwide on March 7, 2025. The animated musical comedy film picks up the misadventures of the infamous character from the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.

I would be thrilled to report that I loved “Plankton: The Movie,” a “SpongeBob SquarePants” spinoff film. I'd love to say that it is the cinematic hit of the spring. Alas, I cannot.

Writing in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management, scientists say novel techniques do offer means of collecting and analyzing select types of plankton data more efficiently than traditional methods.