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n. [Gr. meion, smaller; L. Faunus, diety of herds and fields]Microscopic and small macroscopic fauna on the sea bottom.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Meiofauna — [ mɛi̯ ; zu griechisch meíon »kleiner«], Mesofauna … Universal-Lexikon
Meiofauna — La meiofauna está compuesta por los pequeños animales que habitan entre los granos de arena y en los fangos. Se trata de pequeños invertebrados, que no superan 1 mm en la mayoría de los casos, y pueden llegar a medir 45 μm. Está formada por miles … Wikipedia Español
Meiofauna — Als Meiofauna oder auch Mesofauna bezeichnet man den Anteil der bodenlebenden Organismen, die zwischen 0,30 mm und 1 mm groß sind. Größere Bodentiere ordnet man der Makrofauna zu, kleinere der Mikrofauna. Im terrestrischen Lebensraum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
meiofauna — noun A type of interstitial fauna, such as psammon, found in rock fissures, between the grains of loose sediments, on algae, etc. It is a part of the microfauna … Wiktionary
meiofauna — meio·fauna … English syllables
meiofauna — /meɪoʊˈfɔnə/ (say mayoy fawnuh) noun animals which are smaller than macrofauna but larger than microfauna, ranging in size from 0.1 mm to 1 mm. {Greek meion less + fauna} …
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Meiobenthos — Meiofauna are small benthic invertebrates that live in both marine and fresh water environments . The term Meiofauna loosely defines a group of organisms by their size, larger than Microfauna but smaller than Macrofauna, rather than a taxonomic… … Wikipedia
Méiofaune — Foraminifera Le terme méiofaune a été introduit et défini par Molly F. Mare en 1942[1]. Le terme méio dérive du grec “μειος” qui signifie « plus petit ». Dans ce contexte, la méiofaune fait référence aux petits métazoaire … Wikipédia en Français
Fauna — For other uses, see fauna (disambiguation). Simplified schematic of an island s fauna all its animal species, highlighted in boxes. Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is… … Wikipedia
