Coastal reef.
pelagic zone
pelagic zone
Continental Shelf
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Proterozoic is called the "Age of Stromatolites" (Abundant in Proterozoic shallow seas)
There are more single called organisms than milticelled.
The shallow scientific dish is called a "petri dish." It is commonly used in laboratories for culturing cells or small organisms.
A shallow area may be called a "ford" (the verb to fordis "to cross at a shallow point").
a small, shallow dish
it is called the shallow ocean zone
A shallow place in a river is called a ford if it is used as a place to wade across to the other side. A shallow place can also be called a sandbar if the water does not cover all of the sand in a river or stream.
A stream?
You may be talking about the bioluminescent organisms that live in the coastal waters. They are most prevelent in the summer time and will glow when the water is disturbed. They are called bioluminescent dinoflagellates.