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Definition of Benthos

Benthos
Benthos Ben"thos, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? depth of the sea.] The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to plankton.

Meaning of Benthos from wikipedia

- Benthos (from Ancient Gr**** βένθος (bénthos) 'the depths [of the sea]'), also known as benthon, is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near...
- from the Ancient Gr**** word βένθος (bénthos), meaning "the depths". Organisms living in this zone are called benthos and include microorganisms (e.g., bacteria...
- water column near to (and significantly affected by) the seabed and the benthos. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of...
- conditions and smaller grains in lower energy conditions. Benthos (from Ancient Gr**** βένθος (bénthos) 'the depths [of the sea]'), also known as benthon, is...
- seeps and nonchemosynthetic communities such as bacteria and other micro-benthos, meiofauna, macrofauna, and megafauna (larger organisms such as crabs,...
- propulsion (in the case of cephalopods) to achieve aquatic locomotion. Benthos ("bottom dwellers") inhabit the benthic zone at the floor of water bodies...
- or near the bottom of a body of water. Biologists often use the terms benthos—particularly for invertebrates such as s****fish, crabs, crayfish, sea...
- protege Celeste, agreeing to stay until Singer's deep water laboratory, The Benthos, is able to send the sonar records of the accident. Back at the institute...
- (organisms, including microscopic, floating and drifting within water) Benthos (organisms, including microscopic, living at the bottom of a body of water)...
- ponticus, meroplankton and larvae of gastropoda, bivalvia and polychaete. Benthos species reside mostly at the sea bottom and include worms, crustaceans...