Complete Definition of "infauna"

English

Noun
en-noun|pl2=infaunae

  1. A fauna, the life sites of whose members are within the dominant medium of their environment, e.g. burrowing bivalves that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.

Derived terms
'infaunal

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