subaerophytic

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ aerophyte +‎ -ic

Adjective

subaerophytic (not comparable)

  1. Living in a terrestrial habitat such as on rocks or stones, where most water is atmospheric but there occurs another intermittent water source such as spray from an adjacent waterfall.
    • 2015, John D. Wehr, Robert G. Sheath, J. Patrick Kociolek, Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification:
      Several cyanobacteria live as endolithic species inside rocks (within the crystal lattice) in very arid, hot or cold deserts, usually subaerophytic.
    • 2016, Orlando Necchi Jr., River Algae, page 12:
      Occurrence: many species are epilithic on submerged stones or subaerophytic in spray and zones (sensu Rott et al. 2006) but may also be common as planktic members.
    • 2017, Patrick C. Hallenbeck, Modern Topics in the Phototrophic Prokaryotes:
      Gloeothece plays a substantial role within aerophytic or subaerophytic communities or on submerged substrates all over the world (Komárek and Anagnostidis 1998).
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