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seabed
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thumb|Common stingray foraging for [[invertebrates in seafloor sediment.]]
The seabed is the floor of the ocean, covered with sediment where various marine animals like stingrays forage for food. It matters because it is a habitat where ocean creatures find invertebrates and other resources they depend on to survive.
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- Structure
- Depth below seafloor {{anchor|Depth}}
- Sediments
- Terrigenous and biogenous
- Hydrogenous and cosmogenous
- Size classification
- Benthos
- Topography
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thumb|Common stingray foraging for [[invertebrates in seafloor sediment.]]
The seabed is the bottom of the ocean. Alternatively, it is known as the seafloor, sea floor, ocean floor, or ocean bottom. The floor of all the world's oceans is known as the seabed.
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