meroplankton

meroplankton
Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton

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  • Meroplankton — are organisms that are planktonic for only a part of their life cycles, usually the larval stage. Examples of meroplankton include the larvae of sea urchins, sea stars, crustaceans, marine worms, some marine gastropods and most fish. After a… …   Wikipedia

  • meroplankton — [mer΄ō plaŋk′tən] n. [< Gr meros, part (see MERIT) + PLANKTON] an organism that spends only a part of its life cycle as a member of the plankton community (e.g., the barnacle or starfish, in which only the larval stages are planktonic): cf.… …   English World dictionary

  • Meroplankton — meroplanktonas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Priekrantės organizmai, įeinantys į planktono sudėtį tik tam tikrą laikotarpį, o vėliau pakeičiantys gyvenimo formą (pvz., lervos gyvena vandenyje, o suaugę gyviai – sausumoje) …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • meroplankton — meroplanktonas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Priekrantės organizmai, įeinantys į planktono sudėtį tik tam tikrą laikotarpį, o vėliau pakeičiantys gyvenimo formą (pvz., lervos gyvena vandenyje, o suaugę gyviai – sausumoje) …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • meroplankton — planktonic eggs and larvae which are temporary members of the plankton, including many fishes …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • meroplankton — /mer euh plangk teuhn/, n. a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton. [1905 10; back formation from meroplanktonic; see MERO , PLANKTONIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • meroplankton — mer·o·plankton …   English syllables

  • meroplankton — /ˈmɛroʊplæŋktən/ (say merohplangktuhn) noun Biology organisms which are planktonic for part of their life cycle, as some larvae. Compare holoplankton. {Greek mero(s) part + plankton} …  

  • meroplankton — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Plankton — For other uses, see Plankton (disambiguation). Photomontage of planktonic organisms Plankton (singular plankter) are any drifting organisms (plants …   Wikipedia

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