epifaunae
/ˌɛpɪˈfɔːniː/
noun
- Plural form of epifauna; animals that live on the surface of the seafloor or on other organisms.
- Dredging the seabed can harm the delicate epifaunae that live there.
- Marine biologists cataloged the epifaunae found on the sunken shipwreck.
- The epifaunae of this region include many species of sea stars and anemones.
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