infauna

English

Noun

infauna (plural infaunas or infauna or infaunae)

  1. Any aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments
    Burrowing bivalves are infauna that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.

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