Concept information
Preferred term
zooplankton
Type
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Organism
Definition
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Free-floating, minute, often microscopic, animals of aquatic systems. They include protozoa, rotifers, crustaceans, and larvae of larger animals, such as annelids and fish, that feed on other plankton.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- macrozooplankton
- mesozooplankton
- microzooplankton
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/58488
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