epifaunal

Japanese: epifaunal
epifaunal

…Benthos refers to animals and plants that are unable to swim and live on the bottom of the water. Benthos are sometimes further classified into epifaunal and infaunal. Lifestyle is originally considered as an attribute of a species, but it often changes depending on age, sex, social status, etc., for example, as shrimp grow, their life style changes from plankton to nekton. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "epifaunal" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ベントスは遊泳能力がなく,水底で生活する動植物をいう。このうちベントスについては,さらに表生性epifaunalと内生性infaunalという類型化がなされることもある。生活様式というのは本来,種を単位として,種の属性としてとらえられるものであるが,例えばエビの類が成長につれて,その生活型をプランクトンからネクトンに転じるように,しばしば年齢,性,社会的地位などによって変化する。…

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