planktonophagous
English
Etymology
plankton + -o- + -phagous
Adjective
planktonophagous (not comparable)
- (zoology) Consuming plankton.
- 1982, David Edward Gaskin, The Ecology of Whales and Dolphins, page 69:
- The blue is stenophagous and planktonophagous, the North Atlantic minke largely ichthyophagous.
- 2015 July 2, Briand MJ, Bonnet X, Goiran C, Guillou G, Letourneur Y, “Major Sources of Organic Matter in a Complex Coral Reef Lagoon: Identification from Isotopic Signatures (δ 13 C and δ 15 N)”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, DOI: :
- Finally, coral reef POM constitutes a source of OM for planktonic invertebrates and planktonophagous fish.
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Synonyms
- planktivorous