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merobenthos
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benthos consisting of organisms in pre-adult stages that later become adult in the plankton.
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noun
benthos consisting of organisms in pre-adult stages that later become adult in the plankton.
“More recent studies highlighted the role of merobenthos as cysts of planktonic organisms that spend part of their life quiescent in the sediments.”
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More recent studies highlighted the role of merobenthos as cysts of planktonic organisms that spend part of their life quiescent in the sediments.