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Meiobenthos

Meiobenthos means the small organisms of the marine and freshwater benthos. The size of organisms is about 1 mm to 0.063 mm. A lot of meiobenthic organisms live in the interstitial system of the sand floor. Others live in the mud.

Major taxonomic groups of the Meiobenthos are

nematodes
tardigrades
oligochaets[?]
polychaets
rotifers

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