Nonetheless, this represents a high amount with respect to the overall ecology of the neuston.
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Floating debris typically is sampled with a neuston or manta trawl net lined with 0.33 mm mesh.
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"Leptasterias hexactis " is aquarium, they can be seen crawling over the glass, and sometimes floating on the surface of the water as neuston.
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Contrast the terms plankton ( the organisms that float or drift within the water ), nekton ( the organisms that swim ( powerfully ) in the water ), and neuston ( the organisms that float on the water ).
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In a 2001 study, researchers ( including Charles Moore ) found concentrations of plastic particles at 334, 721 pieces per km 2 with a mean mass of 5, 114 grams ( 11.27 lbs ) per km 2, in the neuston.