benthic

Examples of benthic in the following topics:

• 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.

• Rhizaria

  • The benthic forms has multiple rounds of asexual reproduction between sexual generations.

• 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.

• 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.

• Phylum Nemertea

  • Most species of phylum Nemertea are marine (predominantly benthic or bottom dwellers) with an estimated 900 species known.

• Cold-Seep Ecosystems

  • Much less research has been done on the smaller benthic fraction at the size of the meiofauna (<1 mm).

• Classification of Phylum Mollusca

  • Class Aplacophora ("bearing no plates") includes worm-like animals primarily found in benthic marine habitats.