Macrobenthos

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrobenthos)

Macrobenthos consists of the organisms that live at the bottom of a water column and are visible to the naked eye. In some classification schemes, these organisms are larger than 1 mm; in another, the smallest dimension must be at least 0.5 mm. They include polychaete worms, pelecypods, anthozoans, echinoderms, sponges, ascidians, crustaceans. (Wikipedia)

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Approved Date
02-Aug-2013

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