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Plankton
Medical Definition: | Community of tiny aquatic organisms, both PLANTS and ANIMALS, that are either free-floating or suspended in the water, with little or no power of locomotion. They are divided into PHYTOPLANKTON and ZOOPLANKTON. |
Guide Notes: | coord with specific organism; PHYTOPLANKTON and ZOOPLANKTON are also available; non-phototrophic bacterioplankton: index PLANKTON + BACTERIA or specific; phototrophic bacterioplankton: index PHYTOPLANKTON + PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA or specific |
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Zooplankton - Minute free-floating animal organisms which live in practically all natural waters. |
Plankton Medical Definitions and Terms
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