Stygobiont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stygobiont is an adjective meaning Synonym of stygobitic.
Meaning
Synonym of stygobitic.
More Meanings
- An instance of stygofauna.
Example Sentences
The stygobiont anthurids are only present in the tropics.
The new species of Alona is clearly a stygobiont, although accompanied by a fauna which is not exclusively stygobiotic.
Stygobionts overwhelmingly comprise crustaceans belonging to many higher taxa, including those with broad ecological and geographical distributions (such as Copepoda, Ostracoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, and Decapoda).
Until recent interest in and comprehensive collection of stygofauna (Eberhard et al., 1991; Eberhard & Spate, 1995), few stygobiont amphipods were known, although there was suggestion of greater numbers than had been described (Knott, 1983, 1985; Williams, 1986).
Word Forms
- stygobionts
Synonyms for stygobiont
Depending on context, synonyms include stygobitic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stygofaunal, stygian, stygmergic, troglodytish, troglodytal, stigmergic.
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