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title: "Psammon"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psammon"
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Psammon (from Greek "psammos", "sand") is an ecological community of organisms inhabiting coastal sand. It consists of biota buried in moist sediments. Psammon is also sometimes considered a part of benthos due to its near-bottom distribution. Psammon term is commonly used to refer to freshwater reservoirs such as lakes.


== See also ==
Epipsammon


== References ==