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Epifauna

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009928

Animals that live either attached to a hard surface (for example, on rocks or pilings) or move on the surface of bottom sediments. Epifauna include oysters, mussels, barnacles, snails, starfish, sponges and sea squirts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009928
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009928",
  "term": "Epifauna",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Animals that live either attached to a hard surface (for example, on rocks or pilings) or move on the surface of bottom sediments. Epifauna include oysters, mussels, barnacles, snails, starfish, sponges and sea squirts.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/epifauna/"
}

Record 9,679 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.