EntityQ686881· pop 35· linked from 2,986 articlesbenthic zoneSign in to saveecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layersConnectionsmicroorganismEntityinvertebrateEntitybiomeEntityphotic zoneEntitydemersalEntityEkman transportEntitystarfishEntityplanktonEntityHolothuroideaEntityfaunaEntityDiatomeaEntityaquatic plantEntityoceanic trenchEntityscavengerEntityseaweedEntityForaminiferaEntityAmphipodaEntityAscidiaceaEntitylittoral zoneEntityDinoflagellataEntityCategoriesAquatic biomesAquatic ecologyEcology terminologyFisheries scienceMarine organismsOceanographical terminology