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Circalittoral vs Circumlittoral - What's the difference?

circalittoral | circumlittoral | see also |

Circalittoral is a see also of circumlittoral.


As adjectives the difference between circalittoral and circumlittoral

is that circalittoral is situated in this region of the sublittoral zone while circumlittoral is around, or bordering the shore.

As a noun circalittoral

is the region of the sublittoral zone which extends from the lower limit of the infralittoral to the maximum depth at which photosynthesis is still possible.

circalittoral

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The region of the sublittoral zone which extends from the lower limit of the infralittoral to the maximum depth at which photosynthesis is still possible.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Situated in this region of the sublittoral zone.

    • See also

    * circumlittoral * littoral * clitoral

    circumlittoral

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Around, or bordering the shore.
  • Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.

    • See also

    * circalittoral