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What are meroplankton?

Author: Asger LIndberg-Nielsen



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Meroplankton – are only plankton in some lifestages. Often bentic organisms. Lives in free water from days to weaks and feed of phytoplankton blooms. F.eks. jellyfish, sea stars etc Ophioplutus is brittle star larvae: as it sinks the early apendages are resorbed and it turns into sea star.


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Meroplankton – are only plankton in some lifestages. Often bentic organisms. Lives in free water from days to weaks and feed of phytoplankton blooms. F.eks. jellyfish, sea stars etc 

Ophioplutus is brittle star larvae: as it sinks the early apendages are resorbed and it  turns into sea star.
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