石せっ灰かい藻そう

noun

calcareous algae

Biology term for algae that deposit calcium carbonate, such as coralline algae.

• 石せっ灰かい藻そうはサンゴ礁しょうの形けい成せいに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

  Calcareous algae play an important role in the formation of coral reefs.