Associations to the word «Periphyton»

Wiktionary

PERIPHYTON, noun. (ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.

Wise words

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