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Mediterranean Sea Meiobenthos

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Mediterranean Marine Ecosystems

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The term “meiobenthos” was introduced by Mare (1942) to describe fauna of intermediate size-animals, smaller than those traditionally classed as “macrobenthos”, but larger than “microbenthos” including bacteria and most protozoa.

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