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mesopsammon

mesopsammon noun: community of small species that live in mesopsammic spaces where water is filtered between grains of sand and fine gravel.

Noun

mesopsammon (uncountable)

  1. Community of small species that live in mesopsammic spaces where water is filtered between grains of sand and fine gravel.
    • The body, however, is always extremely slender with a diameter of not more than 500 μ, thus enabling the animals to move through the interstitial system without actively replacing the sand grains; all the listed species, therefore, are considered to be mesopsammon forms sensu Broaden (1962)1971, Smithsonian contributions to zoology - Issues 72-77, page 18
    • The mesopsammon of intertidal environments and the many physical, chemical and mineralogical factors which affect their presence are very complex.2003, Italian Habitats: Sand dunes and beaches, →ISBN, page 71

Origin of mesopsammon

From mesopsammic + -on. Compare psammon.

Questions about mesopsammon

What does mesopsammon mean?
Mesopsammon means community of small species that live in mesopsammic spaces where water is filtered between grains of sand and fine gravel.
What part of speech is mesopsammon?
Mesopsammon is a noun.

Words near mesopsammon in the dictionary

  1. mesoprogestins
  2. mesopropodeal
  3. Mesoproterozoic
  4. mesoproximal
  5. mesopsammic
  6. mesopsammon
  7. mesopterygia
  8. mesopterygial
  9. mesopterygium
  10. mesopterygoid
  11. mesoptile

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