| 释义 |
meiofauna|ˈmaɪəʊfɔːnə|
[f. Gr. µέιων smaller + fauna.]
= meiobenthos. So ˌmeioˈfaunal a.
1967M. L. Wass in Olson & Burgess Pollution & Marine Ecol. vi. 272 Benthic animals under stress may be meiofaunal in size. Ibid., An extensive study has been done..on a group of protozoan meiofauna. 1973Nature 30 Mar. 323/2 Ostracods and nematodes were the most widely distributed and active members of the meiofaunas. Ibid. 324/1 Data confirming..the complete disappearance of some meiofaunal groups, in sediments of the deeper seafloor. |