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benthos - wikipedia benthos from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to navigation jump to search seaweed and two chitons in a tide pool benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed , river , lake , or stream bottom, also known as the benthic zone . [ ] this community
waters and other places where light reaches the bottom, benthic photosynthesizing diatoms can proliferate. filter feeders , such as sponges and bivalves , dominate hard, sandy bottoms. deposit feeders, such as polychaetes , populate softer bottoms. fish, such as dragonets , as well as sea stars , snails...
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