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meiofauna

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meiofauna [ˈmaɪəʊˌfɔːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the component of the fauna of a sea or lake bed comprising small (but not microscopic) animals, such as tiny worms and crustaceans
[from Greek meiōn less + fauna]
meiofaunal  adj


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The present paper evaluates the applicability and the performance of three sampling methods--Jar, Manual Removal and modified Ekman Dredge--for microfauna and meiofauna adhered or associated with aquatic macrophytes in the inland ecotone littoral zone of Espinhaço Mountain Range Biosphere Reserve, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
The open brackish-water bays of the Baltic Sea in Finland (Tvarminne Bay and the mouth of the Kyrojoki River) harbour a meiofauna consisting of a mixture of brackish--and freshwater species (Keynas & Keynas, 1978; Merilainen, 1988).
 
 
 
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