sublittoral

IPA: sʌbɫˈɪtɝʌɫ

noun

  • The area below the shore; the sublittoral region.

adjective

  • Under the shore.
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Examples of "sublittoral" in Sentences

  • It is sublittoral and not easily determined.
  • These hags are found in the sublittoral zone.
  • Lives in intertidal and sublittoral zones, to a depth of around 80 m.
  • And so it goes, giving the sublittoral zone its own distinct character.
  • It lives in the lower littoral and sublittoral zones on the rocky shore.
  • Found in littoral rock pools, not exposed and in the sublittoral to 3m depth.
  • It occur primarily in the sublittoral zone, where it forms extensive meadows.
  • This is a sublittoral marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
  • Corals can live in both zones, but they are more common in the sublittoral zone.
  • Sublittoral corals do not have to deal with as much change as intertidal corals.
  • SNH has recently run a 6-year research program on intertidal, sublittoral and benthic sites with surveys in 1997 and 2000.
  • Because of the highly transparent nature of the waters the sublittoral algae Posidionia oceanica is found over quite a large area.
  • The marine environment contains considerable numbers of spiny lobster and a wide range of littoral and sublittoral invertebrates and fish.
  • Arctic Ocean supports beds of sea-tangle (Fucus distichus) and in the littoral and sublittoral regions (down to about 40 m in clear water) are kelp forests of

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