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Benthonic |
Organism lives on or in the sediment substrate on the sea floor |
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Infaunal |
Organism lives in the sediment usually in a burrow. Many will filter feed. An example is a bivalve clam |
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Epifaunal |
Organism lives on the sediment substrate. An example is the bivalve oyster. |
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Vagrant |
Organism moves around on the sea floor and is usually a scavenger or a predator |
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Sessile |
Organism does not move on the substrate some are attached to the sea floor and others lie on the sea floor. Most filter feed eg. Brachiopods. |
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