Where are haptophytes found?
Habitats. Haptophytes are found worldwide as common components of coastal and oceanic habitats, and most genera have representatives in the marine plankton. They constitute a considerable percentage of the numbers and biomass of nanoplankton (2–20 μm) (Marchant and Thomsen 1994; Thomsen et al. Is a Coccolithophore a Haptophyte? Coccolithophores. Coccolithophores are generally regarded as calcareous…