Prochlorophytes

Bacteria with chlorophyll b

Features

  • Photosynthetic (chlorophylls a and b)

    • Chlorophyll b also found in plants

  • Some of the most abundant photosynthetic organisms on Earth; ocean plankton

Geologic Age

  • ??? - present

Additional Resources

  • Prochlorophytes extremely diverse in oceans (NSF 2014)