algivorous

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  1. (biology) algae-eating
    • 2015 September 10, “Depth-Related Effects on a Meiofaunal Community Dwelling in the Periphyton of a Mesotrophic Lake”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      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.

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