Meroplankton are organisms that spend only part of their life cycle (typically the larval stage) in the plankton before settling or metamorphosing into benthic or nektonic adults, as opposed to holoplankton which remain planktonic throughout their entire life.
Auricularia (echinoderm larva), Megalopa (crab larva), Nauplius (early crustacean larva), and Veliger (mollusc larva) are all classic temporary larval stages of benthic/nektonic adult organisms, making...
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