epipelon
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epipelon (uncountable)
- (botany) The cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae that live on or in association with fine-grained substrata or sand.
- 2009, Jana Špačková1, “Seasonal succession of epipelic algae: a case study on a mesotrophic pond in a temperate climate.”, in Fottea, volume 9, number 1, page 121:
- The seasonal succession of algal species in the epipelon of shallow, mesotrophic pond Bezednik (Czech Republic) with special attention to diatoms (particularly Sellaphora) is described.