neusto-, neust-, -neuston, -neustonic (Greek: swim, float).anemoneuston:
Terrigenous organic and inorganic material transported by wind to the surface of water bodies.
bacterioneuston,: The bacteria at the surface of the sea; the bacterial component of the neuston.
epineuston, epineustonic:
Organisms living in the air on the surface film of a body of water.
hyponeuston, hyponeustonic:
Organisms living immediately below the surface film of a body of water; a component of the neuston.
ichthyoneuston, ichthyoneustont:
The ichthyological component of the neuston, typically fish eggs or fry.
neuston, neustont, neustonic, neustic:
1. Minute organisms existing in or dependent upon the surface film of a body of water.
2. Small to medium-size organisms that live on (epineuston) or under (hyponeuston) the surface film of water bodies. neustonology:
The study of neuston; those organisms living at the air/water interface of water bodies.
neustophagous, neustonphage, neustophagy:
Feeding on organisms living at the surface film of a body of water (neuston).
supraneuston:
Organisms living on or in the surface film of water.
zooneuston, zooneustonic:
Animals of the neuston or animals that swim.
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