Zoobenthos vs. Benthos
Zoobenthosnoun
(biology) benthic organisms that are animals or zoomorphic protists
Benthosnoun
The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Benthosnoun
The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans;
Benthosnoun
a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
Benthosnoun
organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
Benthos
Benthos (from Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos) 'the depths (of the sea)'), also known as benthon, is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of a sea, river, lake, or stream, also known as the benthic zone. This community lives in or near marine or freshwater sedimentary environments, from tidal pools along the foreshore, out to the continental shelf, and then down to the abyssal depths.
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