Structure Forming Microbes (Biotic Subclass)

Component: Biotic

Unique Identifier: 428

Biotic Setting	Benthic/Attached Biota
Biotic Class	Microbial Communities
Biotic Subclass	Structure Forming Microbes
Biotic Group	Xenophyophores Stromatolites

Description

Definition

Areas dominated by microbes that form a hard structure, generally through secretions and entrapment of minerals and sediments.