periphyton

See also: périphyton and Periphyton

English

Noun

periphyton (countable and uncountable, plural periphytons)

(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
- 2009 January 30, R. S. Oremland et al., Science‎:
  Indeed, the tight coupling of As(V) reduction/As(III) oxidation has been seen in periphyton samples and salt-saturated anoxic sediments from Searles Lake.

Translations

Translations

Catalan: perífiton
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水生附著生物 (shuǐshēng fùzhuó shēngwù), 水生附着生物 (shuǐshēng fùzhuó shēngwù), 附生性藻類／附生性藻类 (fùshēngxìng zǎolèi)
Estonian: perifüüton
Finnish: perifyton
French: périphyton (fr)
German: Periphyton
Italian: perifiton
Polish: peryfiton (pl)
Spanish: perifitón

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