living embedded in the surface of rocks, as certain lichens
Word origin
[1885–90; endo- + -lithic]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: roller coaster, scrum, sensitization, twofer, upsweependo- is a combining form meaning “within,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix endo- include: endobiotic, endocentric, endocytosis, endogenous, endostyle
Examples of 'endolithic' in a sentence
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Additionally, pigments typically found in endolithic algae were also identified.
Juan L Torres-Pérez, Liane S Guild, Roy A Armstrong, Jorge Corredor, Anabella Zuluaga-Montero,Ramón Polanco 2015, 'Relative Pigment Composition and Remote Sensing Reflectance of Caribbean Shallow-WaterCorals.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4664284?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The endolithic animals included polychaetes, bivalves and sipunculid worms.
João Miguel de Matos Nogueira 2003, 'Fauna living in colonies of Mussismilia hispida (Verrill) (Cnidaria: Scleractinia)in four South-eastern Brazil islands', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000300014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results revealed clear dominance of lichenized and stress-tolerant fungi in endolithic communities.
Claudia Coleine, Laura Zucconi, Silvano Onofri, Nuttapon Pombubpa, Jason E. Stajich,Laura Selbmann 2018, 'Sun Exposure Shapes Functional Grouping of Fungi in Cryptoendolithic Antarctic Communities',Lifehttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/8/2/19. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The bivalve assemblages are composed of four main life forms: 27 epifaunal species,26 infaunal, 16 semi-infaunal, and 20 endolithic.
María del Carmen Esqueda-González, Eduardo Ríos-Jara, Cristian Galván-Villa, FabianRodríguez-Zaragoza 2014, 'Species composition, richness, and distribution of marine bivalve molluscs in Bahíade Mazatlán, México', ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3697. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
By altering the phenotypic properties of their hosts, endolithic parasites can modulate the engineering processes of marine ecosystem engineers.
Aldwin Ndhlovu, Christopher D. McQuaid, Katy Nicastro, Nathalie Marquet, Marcos Gektidis,Cristián J. Monaco, Gerardo Zardi 2019, 'Biogeographical Patterns of Endolithic Infestation in an Invasive and an IndigenousIntertidal Marine Ecosystem Engineer', Diversityhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/5/75. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
While both endolithic communities showed adaptations to extreme aridity and to the rock habitat, their functional capabilities revealed significant differences.
Alexander eCrits-Christoph, Courtney K Robinson, Bing eMA, Jacques eRavel, Jacek eWierzchos,Carmen eAscaso, Octavio eArtieda, Virginia eSouza-Egipsy, Cristina eCasero, JocelyneeDiRuggiero 2016, 'Phylogenetic and Functional Substrate Specificity for Endolithic Microbial Communitiesin hyper-arid environments', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00301/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)