Panthalassic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Panthalassic is an adjective meaning That inhabits most or all of the seas and oceans.
Meaning
That inhabits most or all of the seas and oceans.
Example Sentences
In the sublittoral sediments of the Chukchi Sea, planktonic neritic and panthalassic species predominate (mainly cold-water forms as well as wide-ranging taxa).
Some panthalassic species were found in the north and south of the investigation area, but were not found in the central part (Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca, Fig. 6; and Pyrophacus horologium).
Echinoid genera are mainly of panthalassic—West Pacific distribution (10 out of 17 genera), and echinoid species are mainly of oceanic distribution (13 out of 19 species, including eight endemics of the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges).
Synonyms for panthalassic
Depending on context, synonyms include panthalassan.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thalassophile, thalassic, holobenthic, amphioceanic, maricolous, halobiotic.
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