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fauna
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fauna

All the species of animals found in a particular region, period, or special environment. Five faunal realms, based on terrestrial animal species, are generally recognized: Holarctic, including Nearactic (North America) and Paleartic (Eurasia and northern Africa); Paleotropical (tropical Africa and Southeast Asia); Neotropical (Central and South America); Australian; and Antarctic.


fauna
1. all the animal life of a given place or time, esp when distinguished from the plant life (flora)
2. a descriptive list of such animals


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The ecology of two introduced marine ascidians and their effects on epifaunal organisms in Long Island Sound.
Old bridge structures with combinations of high truss, deck truss and girders provide substrata for a variety of epifaunal organisms including barnacles, mussels and hydroids.
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