Benthos The organisms that live on the bottom sediments of freshwater and marine ecosystems. They include plants and algae (phytobenthos) that grow below low tide mark. 底栖生物(海底生物):在淡水或海洋生态系统底部生活的生物体。包括一些水底的植物和藻类。
Benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. This community lives in or near marine sedimentary environments, from tidal pools along the foreshore, out to the continental shelf, and then down to the abyssal depths.