Psammophile
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Narrow-leaved sea lavender ( Limonium narbonense )
As psammophil (from Greek ψάμμος psammos "sand", φιλία philia "friendship") are organisms that can survive and multiply in a sandy habitat . In addition to sand desert and beach organisms, these include above all the organisms that live on and in the sandy substrate of water ( psammon ), including above all the organisms of the sand gap fauna ( mesopsammon ).
supporting documents
- Keyword "psammophil" in: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie. Spectrum Akademischer Verlag GmbH, Heidelberg 2003. ISBN 3-8274-0354-5