(from the article `bivalve`) Retention of the larval anchoring byssus into adult life has freed many bivalves from soft substrates, allowing them to colonize hard surfaces. This ...
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Animals living on the surface of the substrate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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epifauna, epifaunal 1. In ecology, animals that live on the sea floor, or attached to other animals or objects under water. 2. The total animal life inhabiting a sediment surface or water surface; any encrusting fauna.
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