Mesopsammon

Origin

en + -mesopsammic + on

Full definition of mesopsammon

Noun

1. Small species that live in mesopsammic spaces where water is filtered between grains of sand and fine gravel.
• 1971 , , Smithsonian contributions to zoology - Issues 72-77, The body, however, is always extremely slender with a diameter of not more than 500 μ, thus enabling the animals to move through the interstitial system without actively replacing the sand grains; all the listed species, therefore, are considered to be mesopsammon forms sensu Broaden (1962)
• 2003 , , Italian Habitats: Sand dunes and beaches, The mesopsammon of intertidal environments and the many physical, chemical and mineralogical factors which affect their presence are very complex.
• 2012 , Per Sundberg, ‎R. Gibson, ‎& G. Berg , Recent Advances in Nemertean Biology, As is the case with mesopsammic representatives of other major taxa, interstitial nemertines constitute a unique biological grouping recognizable by specializations that are characteristic of mesopsammon (see Swedmark, 1964, for review of the nature of interstitial organisms).