mesoplankton

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ plankton

Noun

mesoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural mesoplankton)

plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton

Coordinate terms

megaplankton (>20cm), macroplankton (2-20 cm), mesoplankton (0.2-20mm), microplankton (20-200μm), nanoplankton (2-20μm), picoplankton (0.2-2μm), femtoplankton (<0.2μm)

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