BENTHOS

Benthos

Benthos is the community of organisms which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. This community lives in or near marine sedimentary environments, from tidal pools along the foreshore, out to the continental shelf, and then down to the abyssal depths.

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benthos

Noun

  1. The flora and fauna at the bottom of the ocean or other body of water.


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