different between macrofauna vs meiofauna

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From macro- +? fauna

macrofauna (plural macrofaunae or macrofaunas)

Any large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna. Some include larger species of insects and annelids in this group.

macrofauna f (plural macrofaunas)

meiofauna (plural meiofaunas)

(ecology) A type of interstitial fauna, such as psammon, found in rock fissures, between the grains of loose sediments, on algae, etc. It is a part of the microfauna.

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