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control their position. benthos microphotograph of some benthic animals. giant clam along the great barrier reef . benthos are the organisms living in the benthic zone—that is on or in the bottom (substatum) of water bodies, and some would add those near the bottom (nabs ). these organisms generally live
or dead at the time of sorting. large invertebrate benthic organisms, which may be known as macrobenthos, macrozoobenthos, or macroinvertebrates (nabs ), include such marine examples as sea stars , oysters , clams , sea cucumbers, brittle stars , and sea anemones , and such freshwater examples as snails...
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