Periphyton

"Periphyton" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A complex mixture of organisms (algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, detritus, etc.) clinging on the surfaces of plants and other objects projecting from the bottom sediments of aquatic ecosystems.

Descriptor ID	D000074284
MeSH Number(s)	B05.080.250 G06.591.937 G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.937 N06.230.124.049.100.500.875
Concept/Terms	Periphyton Periphyton Periphytons

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Periphyton".

Organisms [B]
Organism Forms [B05]
Aquatic Organisms [B05.080]
Periphyton [B05.080.250]
Biological Sciences [G]
Microbiological Phenomena [G06]
Microbiota [G06.591]
Periphyton [G06.591.937]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Environment [G16.500.275]
Ecosystem [G16.500.275.157]
Biodiversity [G16.500.275.157.049]
Biota [G16.500.275.157.049.100]
Microbiota [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500]
Periphyton [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.937]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Ecosystem [N06.230.124]
Biodiversity [N06.230.124.049]
Biota [N06.230.124.049.100]
Microbiota [N06.230.124.049.100.500]
Periphyton [N06.230.124.049.100.500.875]

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