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benthos

community of organisms which live on, in, or near the bottom of bodies of water
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benthos

Summary

benthos ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • benthos is a type of aquatic organism[2].
  • benthos's Commons category is recorded as Benthos[3].
  • benthos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benthos[4].
  • benthos's topic has template is recorded as Template:Benthos sidebar[5].
  • benthos's has characteristic is recorded as sediment[6].
  • benthos's has characteristic is recorded as bottom[7].
  • benthos's studied by is recorded as benthic ecology[8].

Body

Definition and Type

benthos is a type of aquatic organism[2].

Why It Matters

benthos ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (405 views/month).[1] benthos has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] benthos is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/075nnvs
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    Subclass of → aquatic organism
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    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10542, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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