What Does Infralittoral Mean?

: situated to seaward of the region of littoral deposits infralittoral zone.

What is Infralittoral zone?

The infralittoral zone is the algal dominated zone, which may extend to five metres below the low water mark. The circalittoral zone is the region beyond the infralittoral, that is, below the algal zone and dominated by sessile animals such as mussels and oysters.

What does the term littoral refer to?

: of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea littoral waters.