Planktotrophic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Planktotrophic is an adjective meaning (biology) That feeds on plankton.
Meaning
(biology) That feeds on plankton.
Example Sentences
In addition to an adult stage that is a capable swimmer, R. exoculata has a free-swimming, planktotrophic, post-larval stage that feeds on photosynthetically derived organic material and can be found as far as 100 km from a known vent field (53, 54 ).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polytrophic, bacteriotrophic, phototrophic, trophogenic, plurivorous, prototropic.
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