benthos

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Benthos are mostly decomposer. These organisms live in the bottom of the ocean( more precisely near the abbysal zone). The word benthos comes from the greek word meaning " depth of the ocean ". The main food source in the abbysal source are algae and organic runoff.===== =__Benthos in different forms__=

Benthos are usually divided by size which are the Macrobenthos, Meiobenthos, and Microbenthos.


 * Macrobenthos are the larger type of benthos ( the once you can mostly see).




 * Meiobenthos are as small as 1mm but greater then .1mm.




 * Microbenthos as you can see in the name are microscopic.