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meroplanktonenUK
mer·o·plank·ton M0232350 (mĕr′ə-plăngk′tən)n. The collection of organisms in the plankton that spend only part of their life cycle, usually the larval or egg stage, drifting freely in the water.
mer′o·plank·ton′ic (-tŏn′ĭk) adj.meroplankton (ˌmɛrəʊˈplæŋktən) n (Biology) plankton consisting of organisms at a certain stage of their life cycles, esp larvae, the other stages not being spent as part of the plankton community. Compare holoplanktonmeroplanktonenUK
meroplankton[¦mer·ə′plaŋk·tən] (biology) Plankton composed of floating developmental stages (that is, eggs and larvae) of the benthos and nekton organisms. Also known as temporary plankton. |