How has discovery of these minute phytoplankton changed our understanding of marine food webs?

1.No change, as they’re too small to be eaten by anything.
2.The base of the food web has organisms much smaller than diatoms.
3.Their growth is usually limited by nutrients, hence they’re unimportant.
4.They are actually eaten by all marine life.
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