epi-fauna (English spelling)

Japanese: epi-fauna(英語表記)epifauna
epi-fauna (English spelling)

… Offshore from sandy beaches, eelgrass beds, which are seaweeds with true roots, often form. In contrast, rocky reefs are home to a great variety of epifauna, including barnacles, sessile bivalves such as mussels, limpets, and gorgonians. When seaweed grows, small leaf-dwelling phytal animals also live there, as well as larger swimming animals such as fish, shrimp, and crabs. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "epi-fauna" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…砂浜の沖合には本当の根をもつ海草類の生育しているアマモ(アジモ)場ができることが多い。 これに対し岩礁域には,フジツボ類,ムラサキイガイなどの付着性二枚貝,カサガイ,ヤギ類などの主として表在性動物epi‐faunaが生息し,種類もきわめて多い。海藻類が生息すると,そこには葉上性小動物phytal animalがすみ,魚類やエビ・カニ類など大型の遊泳性の動物もすみつく。…

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