mixoplankton

English

Etymology

From mixo- +‎ plankton, coined in 2019. [1]

Noun

mixoplankton (plural mixoplankton or mixoplanktons)

1. A plankton that can obtain nutrients either through autotrophy or heterotrophy.
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online‎^[2]:

     Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy.