periphyton

See also: périphyton and Periphyton

English

The shell of Eustrombus gigas in its natural habitat is covered by periphyton.

Noun

periphyton (countable and uncountable, plural periphytons)

1. (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^[1]:

     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