microplankton

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ plankton

Noun

microplankton (countable and uncountable, plural microplanktons)

1. microscopic zooplankton

Usage notes

• Can refer to other size ranges

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)

Derived terms

• microplanktonic

See also

• net plankton