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pleus·ton

 (plo͞o′stən, -stŏn′)
n.
Macroscopic organisms that float or swim on the surface of a body of water.
[Greek pleusis, sailing; see pleu- in Indo-European roots + (plank)ton.]
pleus·ton′ic (plo͞o-stŏn′ĭk) adj.
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pleuston

(ˈpluːstən; -stɒn)
n
(Biology) a mass of small organisms, esp algae, floating at the surface of shallow pools
[C20: from Greek pleusis sailing, from plein to sail; for form, compare plankton]
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pleus•ton

(ˈplu stən, -stɒn)

n.
a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a body of fresh water.
[1940–45; pleus- (< Greek pleûs(is) sailing]
pleus•ton′ic, adj.
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Schnack JA (1972) El complejo pleuston de las lagunas bonaerenses.
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-- The occurrence of a taxonomically diverse assemblage of insects in the pleuston of Cox Bay in the central Texas coast is documented.
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Trophic ecology of the freshwater prawn, Pseudopalaemon bouvieri (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in Northeastern Argentina, with remarks on population structure
The leeches are important components of the benthos and pleuston of lotic and lenitic freshwater habitats.
Biodiversity and ecology of Hirudinea (Annelida) from the natural reserve of Isla Martin Garcia, Rio de la Plata, Argentina/ A biodiversidade e a ecologia de Hirudinea (Annelida) da reserva natural da Ilha Martin Garcia, na Argentina
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