Crustose
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crustose-221-2777206
title:
Crustose
text:
Crustose is a habit of some types of algae and lichens in which the organism grows tightly appressed to a substrate, forming a biological layer. Crustose adheres very closely to the substrates at all points. Crustose is found on rocks and tree bark. Some species of marine algae of the Rhodophyta, in particular members of the order Corallinales, family Corallinaceae, subfamily Melobesioideae with cell walls containing calcium carbonate grow to great depths in the intertidal zone, forming crusts o
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Biological layer adhering closely to a substrate
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustose
date created:
2006-05-21T10:17:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T18:59:26Z
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13
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