holoplankton

holoplankton
holoplanktonic /hol'oh plangk ton"ik, hoh'loh-/, adj.
/hol'euh plangk"teuhn, hoh'leuh-/, n.
plankton that spend their entire life cycle as free-swimming organisms (opposed to hemiplankton).
[HOLO- + PLANKTON]

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