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Nekton vs Pleuston - What's the difference?

nekton | pleuston | see also |

Nekton is a see also of pleuston.


As nouns the difference between nekton and pleuston

is that nekton is (zoology) all organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents while pleuston is (ecology) the organisms that live floating at the surface of water.

nekton

English

Noun

(wikipedia nekton) (-)
  • (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

    • Derived terms

    * micronekton

    Antonyms

    * plankton

    pleuston

    English

    (wikipedia pleuston)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (ecology) The organisms that live floating at the surface of water.
  • (botany) Plants that live floating at the surface of water.

    • Hypernyms

    * (botany) hydrophyte

    Derived terms

    * pleustonic

    See also

    *plankton *nekton *neuston