Psammon (from Greek `psammos`, `sand`) is a group of organisms inhabiting coastal sand moist — biota buried in sediments. Psammon is a part of water fauna, along with periphyton, plankton, nekton, and benthos. Psammon is also sometimes considered a part of benthos due to its near-bottom distribution. Psammon term is commonly used to refer to...
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(from the article `inland water ecosystem`) ...Plankton); the shoreline macrophytes; the benthos (bottom-dwelling organisms); the nekton (free-swimming forms in the water column); the ...
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psammon 1. Those organisms living in, or moving through, sand. 2. The organisms living between sand grains; such as, freshwater and marine shores.
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