Because of the reaction to his special Christmas card Dr Richard Kirby is considering putting it on sale next year
'.....The variety is incredible and if you look at them with a festive eye you can see all sorts of things.
'Many people have remarked how certain plankton remind them of other things, so I've collated several pictures to make a classic Christmas card.
'The importance of these micro marvels in the sea can't be underestimated.
'Their importance on a global scale is obvious when you realize that 50 per cent of the world's photosynthesis takes place in the surface of the sea, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the oceans and releasing oxygen.....
