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Pontella sp
Tiny Copepods varying in size of 1-3 mm seen coming to the surface attracted by light from the Boat. The appearance of this copepods (zoo planktons) in turn attracts whale sharks to come and feed among them.
Tropical ocean.
An article I came across while researching the possible ID, shows similar sighting at equatorial Indian Ocean (Maldives) indicating the Blue-pigmented Copepods of the species Pontella valida : https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/37/...
Spotted on Mar 16, 2018
Submitted on Apr 17, 2018
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