algivorous
algivorous adjective: algae-eating.
Adjective
algivorous (not comparable)
- algae-eating
- However, whether the depth-dependent switch in the nematode community structure was due to a bottom-up effect (i.e. light limitation of periphytic algae) or to specific adaptations of algivorous nematodes to the shear stress caused by waves in the shallow zone, or to both, was not resolved.2015 September 10, “Depth-Related Effects on a Meiofaunal Community Dwelling in the Periphyton of a Mesotrophic Lake”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Questions about algivorous
- What does algivorous mean?
- Algivorous means algae-eating.
- What part of speech is algivorous?
- Algivorous is an adjective.
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