planktonic

Adjective

Meaning

of or relating to plankton

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Across these three distributions, trace metals have different residence times and are used to varying extents by planktonic microorganisms. Source: Internet

Although many techniques have developed to identify planktonic bacteria in viable wounds, few have been able to quickly and accurately identify bacterial biofilms. Source: Internet

Appearance and extinction of planktonic diatoms during the past 18 m.y. in the Pacific and Southern oceans. Source: Internet

All species also flick larger particles towards the mouth with a tentacle, and a few capture zooplankton (planktonic animals) by using their tentacles as cages. Source: Internet

Dispersed cells are found to be highly virulent against macrophages and Caenorhabditis elegans, but highly sensitive towards iron stress, as compared with planktonic cells. Source: Internet

In the Cambrian, their global distribution shows no sign of provinciality, suggesting a long-lived planktonic larval life stage; but by the Ordovician distinct assemblages were becoming evident. Source: Internet

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