nanoplankton

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ plankton.

Noun

nanoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural nanoplanktons)

1. plankton between 2 and 20 microns in size.

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)

See also

• nannoplankton