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Algae vs Phytoherm - What's the difference?

algae | phytoherm |

As nouns the difference between algae and phytoherm

is that algae is (alga) while phytoherm is (geology|biology) a calcareous 'freshwater reef', generally built up from autochthonous petrification of bryophytes, funghi, algae and cyanobacteria.

algae

English

Noun

(head)
  • (alga)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    alga

    English

    (wikipedia alga)

    Noun

    (algae)
  • (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is a non-standard plural.

    Hyponyms

    * seaweed

    Anagrams

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    phytoherm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology, biology) A calcareous 'freshwater reef', generally built up from autochthonous petrification of bryophytes, funghi, algae and cyanobacteria.

    • References

    *Pedley, H.M. 1990. Classification and environmental models of cool freshwater tufas. Sedimentary Geology 68 , pp. 143-154.