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 | | Some animals, such as the larvae of some macrofaunal species, are referred to as temporary meiofauna, as they are part of the meiobenthos for only a part of their life-cycle. |
 | | Animals that are meiobenthic throughout their lives are termed permanent meiofauna, and in addition to the five phyla mentioned above these include taxa of Rotifera, Nematoda, Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Hydrozoa, Nemertina, Entoprocta, Mollusca, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Tunicata, Priapulida and Sipuncula, and several groups of Arthropoda including Copepoda, Ostracoda, Mystacocarida and Acari. |
 | | It is unlikely that the majority of these groups will be found in any one set of samples. |
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