microstromatolite

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English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ stromatolite.

Noun

microstromatolite (plural microstromatolites)

  1. (geology) A microscopic stromatolite; a rock composed of such organisms
    • 2015 October 22, “A Fungal-Prokaryotic Consortium at the Basalt-Zeolite Interface in Subseafloor Igneous Crust”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Note how the microstromatolite and surrounding basalt are overgrown by the biofilm and how hyphae protrude.