The plant and animal organisms that live on the sea floor. Often divided into two categories: deep-sea benthos, below 200 meters and the littoral benthos, from 200 meters to the high-water spring tide [..]

Organisms that live at the bottom of a body of water.

"life forms of the deep ocean and sea floor," 1891, coined by Haeckel from Greek benthos "depth of the sea," related to bathos "depth," bathys "deep," which is [..]

the flora and fauna on the bottom of a sea or lake

marine organisms which dwell on the seabed.

organisms that live on or in the sediments of the seafloor

those plants or animals living on the bottom of a sea or lake. eco04.gif.

organisms that live at the bottom of oceans or bodies of fresh water. bias

(n) a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones(n) organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea

the seafloor.

Those animals who live on the SEDIMENTS of the sea floor, including both mobile and non-mobile forms.

The collection of organisms living on or in sea or lake bottoms

The community of marine life inhabiting the sea floor.

Organisms that live associated with the sea bottom. Examples include burrowing clams, sea grasses, sea urchins, acorn barnacles

The community of marine life inhabiting the sea floor is referred to as the benthos.

Organisms attached to, living on, or in the seabed

Organisms attached to, living on, or in the seabed

Those animals who live on the sediments of the sea floor, including both mobile and non-mobile forms.

The community of aquatic bottom dwelling life.

Organisms living in and on the bottom sediments of lakes and streams. 

Those organisms attached to, or living on, in or near, the seabed, including that part which is exposed by tides as the littoral zone (based on Lincoln & Boxshall, 1987).

the community of animals and plants that live on the seabed

Organisms that live at the bottom of a body of water.

Organisms dwelling on, or attached to, the seabed.

Plants and animals that live in or on the bottom of an aquatic environment, including worms, shellfish and bottom-feeding finfish.

The plant and animal organisms that live on the sea floor. Often divided into two categories: deep-sea benthos, below 200 meters and the littoral benthos, from 200 meters to the high-water spring tide level.

the bottom of a body of water and the organisms that live there

Plants and animals that live on, in, or attached to the stream, river, lake, or sea bottom.

organisms that live at the bottom of oceans or bodies of fresh water

The bottom of a sea or lake anywher from the high-water mark down to the deepest level; the organisms living there.