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epifauna
ep·i·fau·na E5180900 (ĕp′ə-fô′nə)n. Aquatic animals, such as starfish, flounder, or barnacles, that live on the surface of a sea or lake bottom or on the surface of a submerged substrate, such as rocks or aquatic plants and animals, but that do not burrow into or beneath the surface.
ep′i·fau′nal adj.epifauna (ˈɛpɪˌfɔːnə) n (Zoology) zoology animals that live on the seabed surfaceepifauna
epifauna[′ep·ə‚fȯn·ə] (zoology) Benthic fauna that live on a surface, such as the sea floor, other organisms, or objects. epifauna
epifauna the part of the BENTHOS living on the mud surface.ThesaurusSeefauna |