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Epifauna vs Infaunal - What's the difference?

epifauna | infaunal |

As a noun epifauna

is a fauna characterized by members whose typical life sites are on the outer surface of their environment, as opposed to within it, e.g. animals living on top of the sediment at the seafloor.

As an adjective infaunal is

belonging to the infauna.

epifauna

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A fauna characterized by members whose typical life sites are on the outer surface of their environment, as opposed to within it, e.g. animals living on top of the sediment at the seafloor.

    • Derived terms

    * epifaunal

    infaunal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Belonging to the infauna.