benthic
(adjective)
Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
Examples of benthic in the following topics:
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Sea Coral and Sea Anemone Zooxanthellae
- Cnidarians that are associated with Symbiodinium occur mostly in warm oligotrophic (nutrient-poor) marine environments where they are often the dominant constituents of benthic communities.
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Rhizaria
- The benthic forms has multiple rounds of asexual reproduction between sexual generations.
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Marine Biomes
- A lower layer is the benthic realm, the deepwater region beyond the continental shelf.
- The bottom of the benthic realm comprises sand, silt, and dead organisms.
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Abiotic Factors Influencing Aquatic Biomes
- The benthic realm (or zone) extends along the ocean bottom from the shoreline to the deepest parts of the ocean floor.
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Phylum Nemertea
- Most species of phylum Nemertea are marine (predominantly benthic or bottom dwellers) with an estimated 900 species known.
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Cold-Seep Ecosystems
- Much less research has been done on the smaller benthic fraction at the size of the meiofauna (<1 mm).
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Classification of Phylum Mollusca
- Class Aplacophora ("bearing no plates") includes worm-like animals primarily found in benthic marine habitats.