Endofauna
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endofauna is a noun meaning (biology) animals from outside of an organism's immediate environment.
Meaning
(biology) animals from outside of an organism's immediate environment.
Example Sentences
We set out to study these ecosystems at methane seeps with the hypothesis that diverse epi- and endofauna may rely on AOM for substrate settlement, refuge and nutrition.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include endobiont, ectomicrobiota, exotic, ectobiont, infaunalization, endosymbiont.
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