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Lithophyte
Senin, 2026-06-01 13:52:19

Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks. Epilithic (or epipetric) lithophytes grow on the surfaces of rocks, while endolithic (or chasmophytes)...

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Parrotfish
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:19:26

from UV light. Most parrotfish species are herbivores, feeding mainly on epilithic algae. A wide range of other small organisms are sometimes eaten, including...

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Lake
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 00:44:34

vegetation Algal community types: Epipelic: Algae that grow on sediments Epilithic: Algae that grow on rocks Epipsammic: Algae that grow on (or within) sand...

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Philodendron cordatum
Minggu, 2026-05-31 22:42:09

Brazil, not far from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is an epiphytic and epilithic species of Philodendron (growing upon trees or rock outcroppings). This...

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Soil
Selasa, 2026-05-26 10:07:15

plants (in a first stage nitrogen-fixing lichens and cyanobacteria then epilithic higher plants) become established very quickly on basaltic lava, even...

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Richard Thompson (marine biologist)
Senin, 2026-03-23 14:39:44

Prize (2022) Scientific career Fields Marine biology Microplastics Institutions University of Plymouth Thesis The Ecology of Epilithic Microalgae (1996)...

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Marimo
Senin, 2026-06-01 06:28:45

Gunnar St.; Jonsson, Gunnar St. (1992). "Photosynthesis and Production of Epilithic Algal Communities in Thingvallavatn". Oikos. 64 (1/2): 222–240. Bibcode:1992Oikos...

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Lichen
Kamis, 2026-05-21 14:59:27

called a saxicolous lichen. Crustose lichens that grow on the rock are epilithic, and those that grow immersed inside rock, growing between the crystals...

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Verrucariaceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:15:41

corticolous); Placocarpus schaereri (crustose/areolate, epilithic); Staurothele elenkinii (crustose, epilithic); and Wahlenbergiella mucosa (crustose, epilithic)...

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Pseudotropheus sp. "acei"
Sabtu, 2025-11-08 16:48:09

Gephyrochromid cuspid-like teeth that are flat for removing epixlyic or epilithic algae from wood. In the lake, schools of 30-50 individuals surrounding...

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Glossary of botanical terms
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:06:12

lithophytic, epilithic. epiphloeodal Growing on the surface of bark. Contrast endophloeodal (growing inside, not on, the bark) and epilithic (growing on...

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Acaryochloris marina
Senin, 2026-03-23 10:37:10

associated with tunicates, and from rocks in intertidal zones (i.e. epilithic). It was first discovered in 1993 from coastal isolates of coral in the...

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Codium duthiae
Senin, 2024-04-22 20:33:08

Codium duthiae is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family. The epilithic green marine alga typically grows to a height of 60 centimetres (24 in)...

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River ecosystem
Senin, 2026-03-30 17:27:26

; Peña-Salamanca, Enrique; Schuch, Marilia; Lobo, Eduardo A. (2019). "Epilithic diatom flora in Cali River hydrographical basin, Colombia". Rodriguésia...

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Schlumbergera
Jumat, 2025-12-19 13:40:53

Schlumbergera species grow either on trees (epiphytic) or on rocks (epilithic) and can form sizeable shrubs with woody bases; a height of up to 1.2 m...

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Rhipsalis
Senin, 2025-12-29 07:53:53

pendulous epiphyte in tropical rainforests, some species may also grow epilithic or, rarely, terrestrial. The genus is found widely in Central America...

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Parasitic plant
Sabtu, 2026-02-07 04:41:51

using it as an attachment point are given the designation epiphytic (epilithic is the name given to plants/algae that use rocks or boulders for attachment)...

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Cellana grata
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:39:51

Cellana grata is a true limpet, that feeds on epilithic biofilm. This species is found off the coast from Japan to Vietnam. Hylleberg J, & Kilburn RN...

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/H–O
Senin, 2025-03-17 23:43:59

lith- stone Greek λίθος (líthos) aerolithology, endolith, endolithic, epilithic, lithagogue, lithic, lithography, lithology, lithophile, lithophone, lithophyte...

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Peperomia trichomanoides
Minggu, 2025-08-10 00:15:17

on the steep limestone ramparts of Cerro Anguciana. Plants that were epilithic had flattened leaves and spikes against the rock. Short, thick, subcormose...

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Crustose lichen
Senin, 2026-03-23 04:35:35

mineral grains. The upper cortex is usually developed. E.g. Genus Lecidea Epilithic – grows on top of the rock without penetrating the rock substrate. E.g...

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Codium geppiorum
Senin, 2024-04-22 20:35:23

wide that are attached to sandy substrates with tufts of rhizoids. It epilithic and is found in the intertidal and subtidal zones. In Western Australia...

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Wildlife of Antarctica
Jumat, 2026-05-22 00:07:31

Xanthoria elegans, and X. mawsonii. In the Dry Valleys the normally epilithic lichen species (Acarospora gwynnii, Buellia frigida, B. grisea, B. pallida...

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Sparisoma cretense
Rabu, 2026-05-06 11:29:32

including the Azores. The Mediterranean parrotfish feeds primarily on epilithic and coralline algae, but may also take epiphytic algae (growing on seagrass)...

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Didymoglossum
Kamis, 2026-03-19 07:38:38

genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae. It comprises more than 30 epilithic or low-epiphytic species under two subgenera. The genus is accepted in...

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Caulerpa scalpelliformis
Senin, 2025-06-30 23:31:54

scalpelliformis is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. The epilithic green seaweed typically grows to a height of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) and...

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Anthurium bonplandii
Selasa, 2024-08-13 21:20:36

sect. Pachyneurium, it grows terrestrially or occasionally epiphytic or epilithic. It is often confused with Anthurium jenmanii when young and Anthurium...

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Schlumbergera opuntioides
Rabu, 2025-12-31 16:28:00

it condenses. S. opuntioides grows on trees (epiphytic) or on rocks (epilithic). It is listed in the category of "near threatened" due to loss of habitat...

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Cortegada Island
Selasa, 2025-11-04 11:04:41

diverse understorey of ferns such as Davallia canariensis (a Macaronesian epilithic fern species) and bryophytes, which require moisture for reproduction...

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Ectocarpus
Rabu, 2025-11-19 23:58:49

epiphytes on other flora (e.g. seagrass, other alga) or on rocky substrates (epilithic). While commonly attached to a substrate, thalli of Ectocarpus may also...

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The Burren
Sabtu, 2026-03-28 17:35:31

Burren does not show a clear ecological succession from endolithic to epilithic species. Archaeological evidence from cave finds of butchered bones have...

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Glossary of plant morphology
Minggu, 2026-03-22 23:19:54

Lithophyte – Growing on rocks Endolithic – growing in crevices of rocks. Epilithic – growing on the surface of rocks. Mallee – a term applied to certain...

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List of rivers of Guadeloupe
Sabtu, 2025-05-10 04:46:53

Marie-Galante Rivière du Vieux-Fort Taxonomical and ecological studies on epilithic diatom communities of watercourses from Guadeloupe GEOnet Names Server...

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Flavoplaca sol
Senin, 2025-12-08 02:07:21

Flavoplaca sol, with its well-defined, cracked-areolate, completely epilithic thallus and sessile apothecia the same colour as its thallus, can be easily...

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Acanthophora pacifica
Kamis, 2026-02-19 02:49:29

marine environments. (Pg. 138) Distribution & Habitat This species is epilithic, attaching to rocky substrates in the low intertidal to subtidal zones...

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Lithothelium austropacificum
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:14:29

thallus forms a thin crust closely attached to the rock (crustose and epilithic), grey-green to yellow-green, and cracked into small irregular plates...

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Schlumbergera microsphaerica
Rabu, 2025-12-31 16:26:31

locations where it condenses. S. microsphaerica usually grows on rocks (epilithic) or on trees (epiphytic). It is listed as threatened by loss of habitat...

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Buellia spuria
Senin, 2025-07-28 14:24:39

white to light ashy gray crustose areolate lichen that grows on rocks (epilithic) in montane habitats. It has a black edge from the conspicuous, more or...

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Verrucaria muralis
Minggu, 2025-07-06 10:05:47

as a new species in 1803 by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius. The epilithic thallus of Verrucaria muralis is thin (0.02–0.2 mm thick,) and greyish...

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Verrucaria subdevergens
Kamis, 2026-03-26 00:33:16

greyish-brown. It can be endolithic (growing within the rock) or thinly epilithic (growing on the surface), and its appearance ranges from continuous to...

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Phyllophora crispa
Jumat, 2025-10-03 11:21:26

are arranged in rows; on the surface of the stipe is special bladelets. Epilithic, found deep rock pools in the lower littoral and to a depth of 30 m in...

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Sphacelaria
Kamis, 2026-05-28 07:12:41

and China (S. fluviatilis). Sphacelaria species are epiphytic and/or epilithic in nature, they form filamentous tufts or mats on the surfaces they have...

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Codium spongiosum
Rabu, 2026-05-20 07:22:03

to Codium lucasii, which adheres more tightly to rock surfaces. It is epilithic in the subtidal and intertidal zones. Mostly situated in calmer waters...

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Lecidea hoganii
Selasa, 2023-04-04 01:02:23

complex, but a little rosy on the inside". Lecidea hoganii has a crustose, epilithic thallus that is conspicuously raised above the substrate, forming rosettes...

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Endolith
Minggu, 2026-05-31 02:02:38

A.; Ogawa, A.; Kowalski, M.; Celikkol-Aydin, S.; Beech, I. (2017). "Epilithic and endolithic microorganisms and deterioration on stone church facades...

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Pyrenodesmia variabilis
Minggu, 2026-05-10 08:54:36

of chest tombs and the copings of walls and bridges. It is generally epilithic, meaning that it grows on the surface of rocks, but in a few instances...

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Buellia stellulata
Sabtu, 2025-11-01 08:19:36

C−, KC−, and CK−. UV fluorescence is − (dark). Buellia stellulata, an epilithic lichen, thrives on siliceous rock surfaces (typically HCl−) and is commonly...

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Bryopsis
Minggu, 2026-04-26 18:49:17

found to be a possible response to survive. Bryopsis contains mostly epilithic but sometimes free-floating algae that occupy a range of habitats including...

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Nairobi River
Minggu, 2026-05-03 08:21:23

2006. Ndiritu, G. G., N. N. Gichuki and L. Triest. 2006. Distribution of epilithic diatoms in response to environmental conditions in an urban tropical stream...

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Lecidella greenii
Selasa, 2025-11-04 00:36:35

natural fissures of the granite (chasmolithic) and on the exposed surface (epilithic). Black pycnidia are rare and inconspicuous; they provide an asexual means...

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Bulbophyllum nigericum
Minggu, 2025-09-28 05:58:36

Bulbophyllum nigericum is an epiphytic or epilithic plant species in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Cameroon (Enyandong, Mt Kupe and the Bakossi...

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Branchiobaetis
Jumat, 2026-04-17 03:39:47

running freshwater streams and rivers. In these environments, they graze on epilithic algae and organic detritus. Their complex respiratory adaptations—specifically...

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Acarospora toensbergii
Jumat, 2026-02-27 06:36:10

and is unreactive to iodine-potassium iodide (IKI). The lichen lacks an epilithic (on the rock surface) thallus. Its apothecia (fruiting bodies) are round...

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Peperomia ursina
Senin, 2026-05-25 03:28:13

Bratsi Heredia La Virgen Stoloniferous, appressed-climbing epiphytes or epilithic. Stems: spreading-hirsute with uniseriate hairs, 2–8 x 0.10–0.15 cm, erect...

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Anthurium coriaceum
Selasa, 2024-08-13 21:22:49

Anthurium of the section Pachyneurium, it grows either terrestrially or epilithically in areas of seasonal dryness. It has erect leaves that feel like leather...

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Pyrenocollema
Jumat, 2026-03-06 02:56:21

immersed in or growing upon the surface of the substrate (endolithic or epilithic). The thallus may be inconspicuous or barely visible to the naked eye...

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Neotricula aperta
Jumat, 2025-08-29 23:13:55

γ-strain is epidemiologically significant. Neotricula aperta is exclusively epilithic or epixylic (on rotting wood). Neotricula aperta is found only in shallow...

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Knobsnout parrotfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:03:11

northwestern Pacific Ocean off Japan and Taiwan. It primarily feeds on epilithic red algae and detritus growing on rocky surfaces. Coralline algae is less...

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/L
Jumat, 2025-11-07 05:22:41

lith- stone Greek λίθος (líthos) aerolithology, endolith, endolithic, epilithic, lithagogue, lithic, lithography, lithology, lithophile, lithophone, lithophyte...

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Torinae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 22:56:45

municipal sewage and buffalo dung), macrophytes, algae of the filamentous and epilithic (aufwuchs) variety, invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, and insects...

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Buellia aethalea
Kamis, 2026-05-21 22:44:41

aethalea are norstictic and connorstictic acids. This lichen species is epilithic, growing on a variety of siliceous (HCl-) rock substrates. Buellia aethalea...

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Lecanora perpruinosa
Selasa, 2024-09-24 22:53:07

Uta; Ryan, Bruce D.; Larson, Douglas W. (2000). "Community structure of epilithic lichens on the cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, Canada". Plant...

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Chylocladia verticillata
Selasa, 2025-02-18 02:47:36

broad. In colour it is pinkish or purple. The structure is multiaxial. Epilithic or epiphytic in the lower littoral in rock pools and in the sublittoral...

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Neopetractis
Sabtu, 2025-09-27 12:19:38

forms a thin crust on rock, either endolithic (inside the rock) or semi-epilithic (partly on the surface). It is continuous, smooth to finely wrinkled,...

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Pyrenodesmia micromontana
Sabtu, 2025-12-27 10:32:03

Pyrenodesmia later that year. The thallus of Pyrenodesmia micromontana is epilithic (growing on the rock surface), typically less than 150 μm thick, and shows...

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Borderline lichen
Selasa, 2026-05-19 04:14:05

Limited; mostly melanin Diverse (acids, depsides, depsidones) Substrate penetration Often endolithic or endophloeodal Typically epilithic or epiphytic...

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Fuscidea austera
Kamis, 2026-03-26 07:50:13

likhenobiota khrebta Polonyna Bukovska (Uzhanskyi natsionalnyi pryrodnyi park)" [Epilithic lichen biota of the Polonyna Bukovska ridge (Uzhanskyi National Nature...

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Gastroclonium ovatum
Jumat, 2026-06-05 12:06:51

purplish red. Found in rock pools in the littoral or upper sublittoral, epilithic or epiphytic. Recorded from the British Isles, Mauritania, Canary Islands...

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Phytobenthos
Sabtu, 2025-10-25 15:25:13

substrates to which the phytobenthos is attached, they would be considered as epilithic (growing on rocks and other manmade, artificial substances), epipelic...

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Parmelia pinnatifida
Jumat, 2025-09-19 09:51:04

shows a strong preference for siliceous rocks, making it primarily an epilithic lichen. While it predominantly colonises rock surfaces, specimens have...

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Nerita atramentosa
Jumat, 2026-06-05 22:05:46

atramentosa exhibits trail following behaviour. The species feeds by scraping epilithic algae using their radula. Nerites are preyed upon by reef crabs (Ozius...

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History of phycology
Selasa, 2024-10-08 07:09:10

and Adey, P.J. 1973. Studies on the Biosystematics and ecology of the epilithic crustose Corallinaceae of the British Isles. Br.phycol.J. 8: 343–407 Abbott...

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Phymatolithon lenormandii
Rabu, 2025-06-25 15:46:55

surface forming a patchwork when meeting other incrusting algae. Common, epilithic on rock and shells in the literal and sublittoral to a depth of 30m, growing...

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Verrucaria aucklandica
Minggu, 2026-05-10 08:23:33

Tasmania, is now considered a synonym of V. adguttata. The thallus is an epilithic (rock-dwelling) crust that adheres tightly to the substrate and is rather...

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Rhizocarpon furax
Selasa, 2026-01-27 22:57:03

"Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Mt. Fleons(Carnic Alps, Italy) I. Epilithic and epigaeic species". Herzogia. 14: 99–111. Bibcode:2000Herz...14...99T...

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Glossary of lichen terms
Selasa, 2026-05-19 03:19:42

with little or no visible thallus on the outer rock surface. Contrast: epilithic. See related: chasmoendolith, cryptoendolith, euendolith. endophloeodal...

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Algophagy
Kamis, 2025-04-24 20:34:13

species of crab. Mayflies are a group of insects found to feed off of epilithic algae from near streams in New Mexico, United States. In a study to examine...

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Erichansenia
Kamis, 2025-02-13 01:16:29

Erichansenia species are found in diverse ecological niches, including epilithic habitats on naked granite rocks, cracks, and small crevices. They may...

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Craticula
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 05:56:07

Soultanpour-Gargari, Ali; Lodenius, Martin; Hinz, Friedel (July 2011). "Epilithic diatoms (Bacillariophycae) from streams in Ramsar, Iran". Acta Botanica...

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Neckeraceae
Minggu, 2025-05-04 07:28:20

sporophyte features are variable between genera. Species are epiphytic, epilithic, or aquatic. The Neckeraceae were originally placed within the Leucodontales...

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Tara McAllister
Senin, 2025-09-08 11:55:52

McAllister, and Ian Hawes. "Entrapped sediments as a source of phosphorus in epilithic cyanobacterial proliferations in low nutrient rivers." PLoS One 10, no...

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Rhizocarpon exiguum
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:20:28

and minimal thallus. The thallus of Rhizocarpon exiguum is crustose, epilithic, and spreads out to about 10–15 mm wide. It is typically off-white to...

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Arthrochaete
Jumat, 2025-03-07 10:15:55

grows on or within marine algae, such as Turnerella, but it may also be epilithic. It is restricted to Arctic waters. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Arthrochaete...

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Dumontia contorta
Kamis, 2026-01-29 03:50:37

and tetrasporangia developing in the surface layer, cruciate. Generally epilithic in rock pools of the littoral zone. Common around the British Isles. Europe...

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Anthony Larkum
Selasa, 2026-03-10 23:43:29

experimental analysis of factors controlling the standing crop of the epilithic algal community on a coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology...

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Myriospora myochroa
Senin, 2026-02-09 11:29:47

The thallus of Myriospora myochroa grows directly on rock surfaces (epilithic), forming a crust of individual patches (areoles) that may remain separate...

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Princess parrotfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:37:42

coral polyps, and they are known primarily to be herbivores. By consuming epilithic algae, the fish are able to open space for young coral settlement and...

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Sanguineodiscus
Kamis, 2025-02-13 01:15:53

colour of the apothecial discs. Sanguineodiscus species have crustose, epilithic or epiphytic thalli, which can be white to dark gray. The cortex is paraplectenchymatous...

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Upretia squamulosa
Minggu, 2026-01-18 04:20:36

U. squamulosa. Upretia squamulosa is characterised by its squamulose, epilithic thallus that ranges in colour from greyish green to brown. The squamules...

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Polyides rotunda
Rabu, 2026-05-20 11:20:58

They are exclusively multicellular, like all Polyidaceae. Generally epilithic in rock pools in the littoral and upper sublittoral. Sand tolerant. Generally...

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Standing crop
Senin, 2025-11-17 15:22:52

experimental analysis of factors controlling the standing crop of the epilithic algal community on a coral reef". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology...

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Amboró National Park
Rabu, 2026-04-15 09:08:52

forests composed almost entirely of treeferns, bromeliad-laden cliffs, epilithic subalpine plant communities, and others. The ecotones between these vegetation...

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Verrucaria simplex
Senin, 2025-11-03 02:23:43

and Korea. The dark brown, crust-like thallus of Verrucaria simplex is epilithic, meaning it grows on the surface of its substrate. It is 50–90 μm thick...

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Pardinho River
Kamis, 2025-05-15 14:17:58

Luc; Torgan, Lezilda C.; Lobo, Eduardo A. (2012). "Composition of the epilithic diatom flora from a subtropical river, Southern Brazil". Iheringia, Série...

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Upretia zeorina
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:23:08

and in producing gyrophoric acid without lecanoric acid. The thallus is epilithic and areolate to squamulose, with an irregular outline. Individual squamules...

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List of plants of Doi Suthep–Pui National Park
Jumat, 2026-01-09 22:28:32

and epilithic herbs are: Vittaria flexuosa Elaphoglossum yoshinagae Lepisorus bicolor Pyrrosia stigmosa Some common deciduous epiphytic and epilithic herbs...

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Membranoptera alata
Sabtu, 2024-01-13 05:44:24

patches up to 1 mm wide. Growing on rock or large algae epiphytically and epilithically in the low littoral and upper sub-littoral. In Ireland this has been...

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Xanthoria parietina
Minggu, 2026-04-19 15:51:23

Beyond these interactions, Xanthoria parietina often overgrows other epilithic lichens without affecting their photobionts. It also supports microbial...

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Buellia subalbula
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:05:20

creating a larger spread on the substrate, which is typically rock (epilithic). The thallus texture ranges from smooth and continuous in thinner forms...

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Diane S. Littler
Jumat, 2026-04-10 12:36:45

Diane S. "Productivity and nutrient relationships in psammophytic versus epilithic forms of Bryopsidales (Chlorophyta): comparisons based on a short-term...

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Verrucaria difficilis
Kamis, 2026-03-26 00:34:08

surfaces. The thallus can be endolithic (growing within the rock) or thinly epilithic (growing on the surface), and is often continuous or irregularly cracked...

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Jania (alga)
Senin, 2026-05-18 00:31:33

reef habitats, often in crevices or other shaded areas. They are also epilithic, epiphytic, and could form free-living clumps called articuliths. Like...

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Rhizocarpon flavomedullosum
Senin, 2025-11-03 02:21:23

in the genus Rhizocarpon. Rhizocarpon flavomedullosum has a crustose, epilithic, and areolate thallus that appears grey to dark grey and measures 1–3 cm...

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Freshwater environmental quality parameters
Jumat, 2026-01-02 13:06:21

Retrieved 7 July 2017. "Presence and Sources of Faecal Coliform Bacteria in Epilithic Periphyton Communities of Lake Superior" (PDF). American Society for Microbiology...

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Andres Saag
Senin, 2025-07-21 11:35:51

(Epiphytic macrolichens of Estonia), Eesti kividel kasvavad suursamblikud (Epilithic macrolichens of Estonia) and Eesti maapinna suursamblikud (Epigeic macrolichens...

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Petrophila confusalis
Selasa, 2026-04-07 21:50:20

zones” used by P. confusalis are often quite large, and can contribute to epilithic spatial patchiness. Habitat degradation due to anthropogenic factors and...

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Osmundea hybrida
Kamis, 2023-12-21 22:23:09

apex of the branches. Common but not as common as Osmundea pinnatifida. Epilithic in the littoral on stones, rock and on limpets. Spermatangial receptacles...

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Schlumbergera kautskyi
Senin, 2025-10-06 07:27:08

locations where it condenses. Schlumbergera kautskyi grows either on rocks (epilithic) or more rarely on trees (epiphytic). It is listed as "endangered" in...

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Nemalion helminthoides
Senin, 2025-07-07 16:15:13

central strand is composed of filaments intricately entangled. Midlittoral, epilithic and on BalanusPatella. The life-history is not fully confirmed. However...

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Lichenology
Sabtu, 2025-11-01 16:08:59

upon the fact that the maximum diameter of the largest thallus of an epilithic lichen growing on a substrate is directly proportional to the time from...

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Colpomenia
Kamis, 2026-03-05 01:42:19

found from the tropics up to the Arctic. Colpomenia species can either be epilithic (attached on a substrate) or epiphytic (attached on another seaweed) and...

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Eugénie Archipelago
Selasa, 2025-09-09 09:03:58

colder epochs. Lichens are abundant, with epiphytic species in forests, epilithic species on rocks, and halophytic lichens along coastal overwash zones...

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Verrucaria cavernarum
Kamis, 2026-03-26 00:34:52

rock surfaces. It can be endolithic (growing within the rock) or thinly epilithic (growing on the surface), and is often continuous rather than fragmented...

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Mesograzer
Senin, 2026-03-09 21:47:23

gastropods are known as mesograzers. They are commonly known to graze upon epilithic microalgae on rocky shores. The grazing gastropods in these regions are...

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Hildenbrandia rivularis
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 03:57:37

Täuscher). It belongs to the class of crustose communities or mats of epilithic algae Lemaneetea. In another system, the Rheithrophilo-Hildenbrandietum...

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Willeya tetraspora
Sabtu, 2025-11-01 15:29:03

 tetraspora itself formed patches up to several centimetres across on the epilithic surface (on top of the rock). Although recorded in Europe, the species...

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Parmelia serrana
Sabtu, 2024-12-14 12:02:08

ecological and geographical specificity. Parmelia serrana features a crustose, epilithic thallus that is closely adpressed to the substrate and forms orbicular...

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Candelariella corviniscalensis
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:06:12

Candelariella clarkiae, which differs from C. corviniscalensis in its epilithic thallus and immersed, pseudolecanorine apothecia. "Candelariella corviniscalensis...

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Caloplaca fluviatilis
Senin, 2025-12-08 01:59:13

in damp, shady conditions. It is morphologically distinct from other epilithic species in the genus due to the absence of vegetative propagules, pale...

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Theodoxus fluviatilis
Selasa, 2026-04-07 01:34:46

(2012) studied the effect of the grazing of Theodoxus fluviatilis on epilithic meiofauna and algae. Theodoxus fluviatilis is gonochoristic, which means...

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Collemopsidiales
Kamis, 2026-05-21 21:35:22

(crustose growth). Most species live directly on rock, either on the surface (epilithic) or boring into it (endolithic), while others parasitise the thalli of...

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Blastenia
Minggu, 2025-10-26 03:45:45

there; long-distance dispersal explains scattered occurrences elsewhere. Epilithic species have constrained ranges tied to suitable siliceous rock, whereas...

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Willeya diffractella
Jumat, 2025-09-12 23:03:13

study. As circumscribed by the 2014 revision, Willeya comprises crustose, epilithic lichens with a weakly differentiated upper layer (a "pseudocortex"), perithecia...

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Rhizocarpon austroalpinum
Senin, 2025-12-08 02:15:26

alpine regions. The thallus of Rhizocarpon austroalpinum is crustose and epilithic (on the rock surface), spreading up to approximately 5 cm in width, and...

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Blastochloris gulmargensis
Rabu, 2025-10-01 07:48:06

Ramana, ChV (2011). "Blastochloris gulmargensis sp. nov., isolated from an epilithic phototrophic biofilm". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary...

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Verrucaria bulgarica
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:23:23

two septa. Later re-examination of Szatala's type material found the epilithic thallus to be thin but usually more than 100 μm and up to about 140 μm...

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Placopyrenium
Sabtu, 2024-07-13 05:24:32

as the type species. The genus Placopyrenium is characterised by its epilithic (growing on rocks) thallus, which is thick and distinctly patterned, breaking...

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Verrucaria vacillans
Kamis, 2026-03-26 00:33:00

primarily endolithic (growing within the rock) but can sometimes be thinly epilithic (growing on the surface). A distinctive feature of this species is the...

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Rhizocarpon vigilans
Rabu, 2026-04-15 00:26:08

lichen species was first identified. Rhizocarpon vigilans has a crustose, epilithic (growing on the rock surface) thallus that is pale to medium grey, sometimes...

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Gillian Lewis (academic)
Minggu, 2026-03-29 21:08:13

"Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the bacterial communities in stream epilithic biofilms." FEMS Microbiology Ecology 65, no. 3 (2008): 463–473. Greening...

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Verrucaria kuusamoensis
Kamis, 2026-03-26 00:32:17

typically white, grey, or occasionally pale brown. It is usually thinly epilithic (growing on the rock surface) but can sometimes be endolithic (growing...

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Pyrenocollema elegans
Selasa, 2026-03-10 05:36:24

genetic group. Pyrenocollema elegans is characterized by its distinctive epilithic thallus, which forms rosettes up to 10 mm in diameter. These rosettes...

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Parmelia shinanoana
Rabu, 2025-11-12 11:52:49

the Stanovoy Highlands (Baikal Siberia). II. Addition to the flora of epilithic lichens of the Kodar Range]. Turczaninowia (in Russian). 8 (3): 60–66...

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EXPOSE
Rabu, 2025-10-22 16:38:04

survival in Mars environment. Cryptoendolithic microbial communities and epilithic lichens have been considered as appropriate candidates for the scenario...

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Umbilicaria torrefacta
Rabu, 2026-04-15 00:03:51

Tsunskaya, Anna A. (2016). "Structural and functional adaptations of epilithic lichens of Umbilicaria genus in the White Sea coastal conditions". Czech...

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Lepraria crassissima
Kamis, 2025-01-30 00:56:59

(rose-red), KC−, and Pd−. Lepraria crassissima grows on siliceous rock and epilithic mosses, and sometimes occurs on bark or calcareous rock. It is found in...

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Kudratovia
Senin, 2025-12-01 09:45:41

thin and largely endolithic (immersed in the rock) to more conspicuous, epilithic crusts. The thallus is usually areolate to squamulose and may be umbilicate...

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Genome skimming
Senin, 2026-02-02 17:53:47

(2018-04-04). "Chloroplast genome analyses and genomic resource development for epilithic sister genera Oresitrophe and Mukdenia (Saxifragaceae), using genome skimming...

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Flavoplaca itiana
Rabu, 2026-01-21 09:35:52

endolithic, often indistinct, but it may develop as a very thin to thin epilithic crust that is cracked to finely areolate; in places it can be reduced...

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Thomas Hawkes Nash III
Rabu, 2026-04-15 00:33:17

III, T.H. (2003). "Historical and current atmospheric deposition to the epilithic lichen Xanthoparmelia in Maricopa County, Arizona". Environmental Pollution...

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Reactive oxygen species production in marine microalgae
Rabu, 2026-03-25 17:22:13

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Lipids As a Grazer Defense Reaction in Epilithic Diatom Biofilms". Journal of Phycology. 37 (5): 744–55. doi:10.1046/j...

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Rhizocarpon torquatum
Jumat, 2026-03-06 11:20:31

similar species. The thallus of Rhizocarpon torquatum is crustose and epilithic, forming colonies approximately 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) wide, varying in colour...

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Intertidal biofilm
Kamis, 2026-02-12 14:53:02

S.; Hawkins, S. J. (2009-05-11). "Seasonal And Spatial Variation of Epilithic Micro Algal Distribution and Abundance and its Ingestion By Patella Vulgata...

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Xanthopyreniaceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 22:27:43

lichens (lichenicolous). When present, the thallus grows on rock surfaces (epilithic) or within the outer layers of rock (endolithic). Their photosynthetic...

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Brodoa oroarctica
Senin, 2026-03-16 09:21:40

(in Chinese). 18 (4): 445–448. Christensen, Steen N. (2014). "Notes on epilithic and epigeic lichens from granite and gneiss outcrops in mountains of Makedonia...

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Gastroclonium reflexum
Jumat, 2020-10-02 05:37:13

distributed in the north Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, where it grows epilithically or epiphytically in the littoral or sublittoral zones.  In Great Britain...

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Struvea
Jumat, 2025-05-23 05:16:42

S. elegans are only restricted to mesophotic depths. S. okamurae is epilithic and found between 4–6 meters in depth. Lastly, S. thoracica thrive in...

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Myriospora signyensis
Senin, 2025-05-12 09:03:32

Myriospora from true Acarospora species. Myriospora signyensis grows epilithically (on rock surfaces), predominantly on quartz-biotite mica schist in montane...

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Edmonson Point
Minggu, 2021-11-07 22:53:47

algae, cyanobacteria and bryophytes. Terrestrial vegetation includes epilithic lichen and moss communities. Invertebrates are abundant. Weddell seals...

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Peyssonneliales
Kamis, 2025-12-18 01:11:11

Peyssonneliales order algae are red, crustose, prostrate, and usually epilithic (growing on the surfaces of rocks). The crusts may be non-calcified throughout...

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Soranthera ulvoidea
Senin, 2025-05-05 11:34:29

Although typically found growing as an epiphyte, it also grows on rocks (epilithic) and sand. S. ulvoidea grows mainly as an epiphyte. Some of its common...

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Elimia virginica
Minggu, 2026-06-07 00:32:57

within one year; and can live 5 years. Elimia virginica is grazer of epilithic periphyton. Trematodes are often parasitic in reproductive organs of this...

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Otto Ludwig Lange
Minggu, 2026-03-08 06:56:35

S2CID 20384789. Lange, Otto L. (2003). "Photosynthetic productivity of the epilithic lichen Lecanora muralis: long-term field monitoring of CO2 exchange and...

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Claudea
Kamis, 2025-09-04 08:54:17

holdfast was described to be discoid to conical  pseudoparenchymatous; epilithic or epiphytic. The apices of fronds formed a dome-shaped apical cell segmenting...

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Caloplaca magnussoniana
Senin, 2025-07-14 08:50:20

Historical herbarium material labelled as the European C. lithophila or as epilithic (rock-dwelling) forms of Athallia pyracea and Athallia holocarpa (both...

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Xerocrassa geyeri
Minggu, 2025-10-05 21:24:50

Xerocrassa geyeri feeds on dead plants, but rarely also on living plants, epilithic lichens and on algae. Its active dispersal capacity is about 3 m during...

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