Mixoplankton

noun

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Noun

1
A plankton that can obtain nutrients either through autotrophy or heterotrophy.
"Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy."

Example

"Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy."

Etymology

From mixo- + plankton, coined in 2019. https://academic.oup.com/plankt/article/41/4/375/5531601

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