Stygobiont
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An instance of stygofauna.
"Stygobionts overwhelmingly comprise crustaceans belonging to many higher taxa, including those with broad ecological and geographical distributions (such as Copepoda, Ostracoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, and Decapoda)."
- 1 Synonym of stygobitic. not-comparable
"Until recent interest in and comprehensive collection of stygofauna (Eberhard et al., 1991; Eberhard & Spate, 1995), few stygobiont amphipods were known, although there was suggestion of greater numbers than had been described (Knott, 1983, 1985; Williams, 1986)."
Example
More examples"Until recent interest in and comprehensive collection of stygofauna (Eberhard et al., 1991; Eberhard & Spate, 1995), few stygobiont amphipods were known, although there was suggestion of greater numbers than had been described (Knott, 1983, 1985; Williams, 1986)."
Etymology
From stygian + -biont.
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