(from the article `benthos`) ...and crustaceans. Meiobenthos, those organisms between 0.1 and 1 mm in size, include polychaetes, pelecypods, copepods, ostracodes, cumaceans, ... ...which include foraminiferans, turbellarians, and polychaetes, frequently dominate benthic food chains, filling the roles of nutrient recycler, ... [2 rela...
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<marine biology> Organisms (for example, protozoa, nematodes) living on or in aquatic substrates and too small to be seen with the naked eye. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
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(Gk: mikros small; + benthos sea depth) benthic (bottom-living) organisms smaller than 0.1mm, including diatoms (producers), bacteria (decomposers and producers) and ciliates.
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microbenthos, microbenthic Microscopic benthic organisms less than 0.1 mm in length. Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the 'sea' and the 'ocean' bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; batho-, bathy- (depth); halio-, halo- (salt or 'the...
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(microfauna or microflora) Benthic organisms (animals or plants) whose shortest dimension is less than 0.1 mm
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