Ecological parameter: substrate preference

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
Describes the substrate on which the alga is located.

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
epiphytic	EPPH	on plants
endophytic	ENPH	in plants
epilithic	EPLI	on stone
endolithic	ENLI	in stone
epixylic	EPXY	on wood
epipelic	EPPE	on mud
epipsammic	EPPS	on sand
sapropelic	SAPE	on decaying mud
tychoplanktic	TYCH	first in benthos, then in plankton