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    • This short slideshow shows some of the animals found in the Antarctic benthic zone.

    Rights: University of Waikato Published 3 December 2007, Updated 14 November 2018 Referencing Hub media
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    The benthic zone is the bottom of the water. Benthos refers to animals living in this zone (both on and near the sea floor). This short slideshow shows some of the animals found in the Antarctic benthic zone.

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