aerophilous
/ɛːˈrɒfɪləs/adjective
1 Microbiology. Aerobic; aerophilic. rare.
2 Ecology. Especially of diatoms and other algae: tolerating or requiring an environment that is exposed to air; living on land (as opposed to in water); subaerial.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Year-book Treatment 1884. From aero- + -philous.