infauna

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noun

Any aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments.

“Burrowing bivalves are infauna that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.”

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Meanings

nouninfauna (plural infaunas or infauna or infaunae)

plural infaunas · plural infaunae

  1. Any aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments.

    Burrowing bivalves are infauna that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.

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APA

infauna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infauna

MLA

“infauna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infauna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infauna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infauna.

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