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Meiofauna vs Mesofauna - What's the difference?

meiofauna | mesofauna |

As nouns the difference between meiofauna and mesofauna

is that meiofauna is 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 while mesofauna is a general term for a group including any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.

meiofauna

English

Noun

(en-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.

    • Derived terms

    *meiofaunal

    mesofauna

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A general term for a group including any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.

    • Derived terms

    *mesofaunal