Epiphytic | Glossary - Diatoms of North America

Epiphytic

Epiphytic refers to the growth habit of organisms that live on the surfaces of plants or other algae.

Alternative Terms

periphyton

Citations

Driscoll, R.J. and Waterford, Z.L. (1994) Potamogeton acutifolius and epiphytic diatoms at Buckenham. Transactions of the Norfolk Norwich Nature Society 30(1): 80-88
Stevenson, R.J. and Bahls, L.L. (1999) Periphyton Protocols In: Barbour, M.T., Gerritsen, J., Snyder, B.D. and Stribling, J.B. 1999. Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and Fish, Second Edition, EPA 841-B-99-002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, D.C. http://water.epa.gov/scitech/monitoring/rsl/bioassessment/

Winter Periphyton — Here, cells of Synedra are epiphytic on the mucilage tubes of Encyonema.