You can eat phytoplankton.
Phytoplankton is edible and is most often eaten as a supplement.
When phytoplankton is eaten as a supplement it's thought to be a mood lifter and is recommended as an addition to depression diet treatment plans.
Phytoplankton Supplementation Lowers Muscle Damage and Sustains Performance across Repeated Exercise Bouts in Humans and Improves Antioxidant Capacity in a Mechanistic Animal.
The phytoplankton powder tastes green, healthy, slightly aquatic.
Not disimilar to spirulina, chlorella or wild blue green algae if you've ever taste those but, we think, milder, sweeter and more palatable.
If you have any problem with the taste of phytoplankton, simply mix it into juice or a smoothie and you won't notice it!
Phytoplankton and algae form the bases of aquatic food webs.
They are eaten by primary consumers like zooplankton, small fish, and crustaceans.
Primary consumers are in turn eaten by fish, small sharks, corals, and baleen whales.
Most phytoplankton are harmless to animals.
However, a few species can produce toxic, or poisonous, chemicals.
Some dinoflagellates and diatoms can make poisonous compounds that cause diarrhea, paralysis, dizziness, and even memory loss.
Not only do marine phytoplankton toxins cause seafood poisoning, but they also induce skin, liver, hepatic, and gastrointestinal tumor promotion activity.
Additionally, the toxins cause allergic reactions, irritants, headaches, and several other diseases.