planktotrophicadj.
/ˌplaŋ(k)tə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪk/, /ˌplaŋktə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/, U.S. /ˌplæŋktoʊˈtrɑfɪk/, /ˌplæŋktəˈtrɑfɪk/ Biology.
Feeding on plankton; characterized by such behaviour.
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suspension-feeding1925
filter-feeding1931
planktotrophic1946
1946 G. Thorson in Medd. Komm. Danmarks Fiskerei Ser. Plankton IV. i. 476 Planktotrophic larvae with long pelagic life..originate from small eggs poor in yolk.
1963 R. P. Dales Annelids viii. 171 Most planktotrophic larvae develop from small eggs.
1983 Science 29 Apr. 501/1 Fossil species that had planktotrophic larval stages have been shown to have had broader geographic distributions and greater evolutionary longevity than species that had nonplanktotrophic larval stages.
2000 Biol. Bull. 198 384/1 The skeletal rods in Ophionereis schayeri larvae are considerably smaller than those of planktotrophic ophioplutei.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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