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infauna
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Noun
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infauna
(
plural
infaunas
or
infauna
or
infaunae
)
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.
Derived terms
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infaunal
macroinfauna
microinfauna