| German | English |
| benthische Biozönose | benthic biocenosis |
| benthische Fauna | benthic fauna |
| benthische Vegetation mit Armleuchteralgenbeständen Characeae | benthic vegetation of chara formation |
| benthische wirbellose Fauna | benthic invertebrate fauna |
| benthischer Bereich | benthic zone |
| benthischer Bereich | benthic region |
| benthischer Bereich | benthic division |
| Benthisches Ökosystem | benthic ecosystem The interacting system of the biological communities located at the bottom of bodies of freshwater and saltwater and their non-living environmental surroundings |
| Benthisches Ökosystem | benthic ecosystem |