Microorganisms create a line in the ocean. (species of the phytoplankton Rhizosolenia form line hundreds of kilometers long in Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Tahiti) (Brief Article) From: Science News | Date: October 22, 1994| Author: Adler, Tina | COPYRIGHT 1994 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

If you flew over the Pacific Ocean about 100 miles north of the equator, roughly halfway between Hawaii and Tahiti, you might notice something resembling a deep green snake hundreds of kilometers long and less than 10 kilometers wide floating in the sapphire sea. Researchers recently identified this mysterious line as a surprisingly rich collection of single-celled diatoms, a species of the phytoplankton Rhizosolenia.

Sailors and astronauts have reported seeing the green...