planktotrophyn.
/plaŋ(k)ˈtɒtrəfi/, U.S. /plæŋkˈtɑtrəfi/ Biology.
The state or condition of being planktotrophic.
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planktotrophy1973
1973 Amer. Naturalist 107 348 Planktotrophy is the most common pattern in shallow-water tropical invertebrates.
1988 Biol. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 35 6 If veligers do swim free from the mantle cavity, they reside too briefly in the plankton for planktotrophy to be effective.
2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory viii. 660 Low speciation rate arises as a consequence of population structures induced by planktotrophy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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