Meaning Of The Word Periphyton

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periphyton in American English
the tiny, aquatic plant and animal organisms that attach to objects in the bed of a body of water, as certain algae or insect larvae living on submerged plant stems and leaves
noun: the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants

periphyton in British English
noun: aquatic organisms, such as certain algae, that live attached to rocks or other surfaces

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