microphytobenthos

micro- +‎ phytobenthos

microphytobenthos (uncountable)

1. very small phytobenthos
   • 2015 July 31, “Predicting Consumer Biomass, Size-Structure, Production, Catch Potential, Responses to Fishing and Associated Uncertainties in the World’s Marine Ecosystems”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133794:

     Further, and as already mentioned in relation to potential fisheries yield, a model driven by pelagic primary production provides minimum estimates of consumer biomass and production because it ignores primary production by microphytobenthos, coral reef algae, macroalgae, seagrasses, marsh plants and mangroves.

• microphytobenthic