Floating/Suspended Microbes (Biotic Class)

Component: Biotic

Unique Identifier: 388

Biotic Setting	Planktonic Biota
Biotic Class	Floating/Suspended Microbes
Biotic Subclass	Films and Strands Microbial Foam Microbial Aggregation

Description

Definition

Aggregations of microbes that are floating or suspended in the water column and not attached to the bottom or to any benthic substrate.