{"id":195,"date":"2021-07-09T22:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T22:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=195"},"modified":"2021-07-09T22:38:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T22:38:16","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
AEROBIC – requiring oxygen<\/td><\/tr>
ALGA –  a plant that is photosynthetic and reproduces by releasing spores.<\/td><\/tr>
ALKALINITY – the buffering ability of seawater<\/td><\/tr>
ANAEROBIC –  needing no oxygen to survive<\/td><\/tr>
AQUACULTURE –  the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms<\/td><\/tr>
ARAGONITE –  a mineral made of mostly calcium carbonate<\/td><\/tr>
AQUASCAPING –  the artful arranging of plants, substrate and rocks in an aquarium<\/td><\/tr>
BARRIER REEF –  a reef that is separated from land in a shallow area<\/td><\/tr>
BIOMASS – total amount of material in a single organism<\/td><\/tr>
BLADE –  the leaf like structure on macro algae.<\/td><\/tr>
BLADDER –  the float on species such as Sargassum and Botryocladia that allow algae to stand upright.<\/td><\/tr>
BRANCH LETS –  small projections from the main branch<\/td><\/tr>
CALCIFIED –  having calcium carbonate deposits within or on the plant<\/td><\/tr>
CLASS –  a group of related organisms<\/td><\/tr>
COLONY –  an organism made up of connected individuals<\/td><\/tr>
CORALLINE ALGAE –  a calcareous algae that encrusts<\/td><\/tr>
CYSTOCARP –  a reproductive formation on female Rhodophyta<\/td><\/tr>
DENITRIFICATION –  the process of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas<\/td><\/tr>
DETRITUS –  the build up of sediment and organic material <\/td><\/tr>
DIATOMS –  a micro algae, rich in silica, that grows as a film<\/td><\/tr>
DOSING –  adding chemicals or elements in small quantities<\/td><\/tr>
ECOSYSTEM –  the combined physical and biological components of an environment<\/td><\/tr>
ENVIRONMENT –  the combined physical, chemical and biological surroundings<\/td><\/tr>
EPIPHYTE –  an organism that lives on plant material but does not prey on it<\/td><\/tr>
FAMILY –  a group of related organisms<\/td><\/tr>
FILAMENTS –  a slender row of plant cells<\/td><\/tr>
FROND – the blade or leaf of macro algae<\/td><\/tr>
GENUS –  a group of multiple related organisms<\/td><\/tr>
HABITAT –  the environment where an organism grows<\/td><\/tr>
HOLDFAST –  a root like structure that algae posses to attach themselves<\/td><\/tr>
KELVIN –  a measurement of the color temperature of light<\/td><\/tr>
LAGOON –  a protected area behind the reef<\/td><\/tr>
LIVE ROCK –  harvested or cultured rock from the ocean that contains organisms and bacteria <\/td><\/tr>
MACRO ALGAE –  large multi-celled algae<\/td><\/tr>
MICRO ALGAE  – small single celled algae<\/td><\/tr>
NUTRIENT –  a chemical or element required for growth<\/td><\/tr>
OOLITIC –  a very fine form of aragonite sand<\/td><\/tr>
PHOTOSYNTHESIS –  the ability to convert sunlight into food<\/td><\/tr>
PROLIFERATE –  the formation of new frond on an older part of the plant<\/td><\/tr>
REFUGIUM –  a separate appendage to an aquarium that provides sanctuary for organisms<\/td><\/tr>
RHIZOID –  the root like structure of macro algae<\/td><\/tr>
RHIZOME –  the horizontal runner or stem of macro algae<\/td><\/tr>
SPECTRUM –  the colors in visible light when separated using a prism<\/td><\/tr>
SPORE –  a reproductive structure that forms new organisms.<\/td><\/tr>
SPORULATION –  the release of reproductive spores into the water to form new organisms<\/td><\/tr>
STOLON –  the stem connecting individual fronds<\/td><\/tr>
UPRIGHT –  the vertical structural branch of macro algae <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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