A variant or alternative term for benthos, referring to the organisms and life that live on or near the ocean or lake floor.
From Greek benthos meaning 'depth of the sea.' This variant form is less common than the standard 'benthos' but appears in older scientific texts and certain regional scientific traditions.
The deep ocean floor is one of Earth's last frontiers—scientists have better maps of the Moon's surface than they do of the benthon communities living miles below our oceans!
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