Tegesé saka "meiofauna" ing bausastra Basa Inggris

Meiofauna minangka invertebrata benthik cilik sing urip ing lingkungan segara lan segara. Istilah Meiofauna teges nggambarake klompok organisme kanthi ukurane, luwih gedhe tinimbang Microfauna nanging luwih cilik tinimbang Macrofauna, tinimbang klompok taksonomi. Ing laku yaiku organisme sing bisa ngliwati mesh 1 mm nanging bakal disimpen dening mesh 45 μm, nanging dimensi sing tepat bakal beda-beda saka peneliti menyang peneliti. Apa organisme sing bakal ngliwati mesh 1 mm uga bakal gumantung apa urip utawa mati ing waktu ngurutake. Meiobenthos istilah iki pisanan ditemtokake ing taun 1942 dening Mare, nanging organisme sing cocog karo kategori meiofauna wis diteliti wiwit abad kaping 18. Teks lengkap sing komprehensif ing meiofauna yaiku Pambuka kanggo nyinaoni meiofauna dening Higgins lan Thiel. Meiofauna are small benthic invertebrates that live in both marine and fresh water environments. The term Meiofauna loosely defines a group of organisms by their size, larger than Microfauna but smaller than Macrofauna, rather than a taxonomic grouping. In practice that is organisms that can pass through a 1 mm mesh but will be retained by a 45 μm mesh, but the exact dimensions will vary from researcher to researcher. Whether an organism will pass through a 1 mm mesh will also depend upon whether it is alive or dead at the time of sorting. The term meiobenthos was first coined in 1942 by Mare, but organisms that would fit into the meiofauna category have been studied since the 18th century. A good comprehensive text on meiofauna is Introduction to the study of meiofauna by Higgins and Thiel.