mixoplankton

English

Etymology

From mixo- +‎ plankton, coined in 2019. [1]

Noun

mixoplankton (plural mixoplankton or mixoplanktons)

  1. A plankton that can obtain nutrients either through autotrophy or heterotrophy.
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online‎[2]:
      Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy.
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