Mat/Film Forming Microbes (Biotic Subclass)

Component: Biotic

Unique Identifier: 429

Biotic Setting	Benthic/Attached Biota
Biotic Class	Microbial Communities
Biotic Subclass	Mat/Film Forming Microbes
Biotic Group	Microphytobenthos Bacterial Mat/Film Bacterial Decay Vent Microbes

Description

Definition

Areas dominated by microbes that form soft structures, generally through accumulations of conspecifics and other microbes into a matrix that appears as strands, a thin film, or a thicker mat.