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Infauna

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014243

Animals and bacteria of any size that live in bottom sediments. Worms and clams are considered infauna. They form their own community structures within bottom sediments, connected to the water by tubes and tunnels.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014243
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary
See alsoBenthos
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014243",
  "term": "Infauna",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Animals and bacteria of any size that live in bottom sediments. Worms and clams are considered infauna. They form their own community structures within bottom sediments, connected to the water by tubes and tunnels.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "see_also": [
    "Benthos"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/infauna/"
}

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