plankto-, plankt-, -plankton +
(Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming)
femtoplankton
The smallest of the microplankton; the aquatic organisms that can pass through very fine mesh plankton nets.
gasoplankton
Consisting of organisms gloated by air vacuoles. (floating organ).
haliplankton
Marine or inland saltwater planktonic organisms.
haloplankton
1. Marine or inland salt-water plankton.
2. Organisms that float in salt water.
heleoplankton, heleoplanktonic
The planktonic organisms of small ponds and marshy habitats.
heloplankton
1. Plankton of a marsh, usually including relatively large floating plants.
2. The floating vegetation of a marsh.
hemiplankton
Phytoplanktons of shallow pools that are resting on the tops of other submerged plankton.
hidroplankton
Planktonic organisms that achieve buoyancy by means of surface secretions.
holoplankton, holoplanktonic
1. Those organisms that are permanent members of the plankton; floating in the open sea.
2. An entire life cycle spent suspended in the plankton.
hydroplankton
A misspelling of hidroplankton.
hypoplankton, hypoplanktonic
Plankton found in the layer of water directly above the bottom of the ocean.
ichthyoplankton
1. Fish that maintain their position or distribution as a result of the movement of water.
2. Floating new born fish before they can adequately swim by themselves.
isoplankt
Line representing, on a map, distribution of equal amounts of plankton, or of particular plankton species.
kalloplankton
Organisms supported by gelatinous cases.
knephoplankton
Plankton that occurs between 15 fathoms and 250 fathoms.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water:
abysso- (bottomless);
Atlantic;
batho-, bathy- (depth);
bentho- (deep, depth);
halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea");
mare, mari- (sea);
necto-, nekto- (swimming);
oceano-;
pelago- (sea, ocean);
thalasso- (sea, ocean).
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