epiplankton

Etymology

From epi- + plankton.

epiplankton means plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).