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(geology) A microscopic stromatolite; a rock composed of such organisms.
Note how the microstromatolite and surrounding basalt are overgrown by the biofilm and how hyphae protrude.
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Microstromatolite means (geology) A microscopic stromatolite; a rock composed of such organisms.
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Note how the microstromatolite and surrounding basalt are overgrown by the biofilm and how hyphae protrude.
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