Meaning Epipsammic
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Epipsammic


Algae that grow on sand, which is hard, relatively inert, and has relatively little surface area. Few algae live in sand among sand grains, because the sand is too unstable and may crush them.
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Epipsammic


attached to sand particles
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Epipsammic


Epipelic algae live freely on sediment surfaces, epipsammic algae live attached to grains in sandy sediments.
Ahmed - 5 September 2020




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