holoplankton
noun
plankton that spend their entire life cycle as free-swimming organisms (opposed to hemiplankton).
holoplanktonic
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a word derived from
holoplankton.
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These holoplanktonic predators also have sophisticated ciliated locomotion, behaviour and distinct development.
From Nature ● May 20, 2014
