Meaning of panthalassic | Babel Free

Definitions

That inhabits most or all of the seas and oceans.

not-comparable

Examples

“Some panthalassic species were found in the north and south of the investigation area, but were not found in the central part (Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca, Fig. 6; and Pyrophacus horologium).”

“Echinoid genera are mainly of panthalassic—West Pacific distribution (10 out of 17 genera), and echinoid species are mainly of oceanic distribution (13 out of 19 species, including eight endemics of the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges).”

“In the sublittoral sediments of the Chukchi Sea, planktonic neritic and panthalassic species predominate (mainly cold-water forms as well as wide-ranging taxa).”

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