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