Photosymbiosis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    symbiosis in which one of the participants is capable of photosynthesis countable, uncountable

    "To prove that P . calcariformata establishes a permanent photosymbiosis with algae we characterized its photosynthetic activity by Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM) fluorometry."

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"To prove that P . calcariformata establishes a permanent photosymbiosis with algae we characterized its photosynthetic activity by Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM) fluorometry."

Etymology

From photo- + symbiosis.

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