Sentence examples for organisms attach from inspiring English sources

A number of sessile organisms attach to the exoskeleton of N. norvegicus, including the barnacle Balanus crenatus and the foraminiferan Cyclogyra, but overall Nephrops suffers fewer infestations of such epibionts than other decapod crustaceans do.

Numerous microorganisms in the planktonic phase will be transported to the surface but it is the properties of the conditioning film together with adherence properties of bacteria that determine which organisms attach and initiate biofilm formation.

The process begins when a molecule called ubiquitin (from the Latin ubique, meaning "everywhere," because it occurs in so many different cells and organisms) attaches itself to the protein targeted for destruction.

But you don't have to be a child to be awed by a luminescent world in which sea creatures adopt gorgeous camouflage to lie in wait for their prey or glide through the water accompanied by entourages of smaller fish that feed on tiny organisms attached to the bodies of their larger hosts.

Goldstein and Goodwin [159] evaluated plastic ingestion by gooseneck barnacles (Lepas anatifera, Lepas pacifica, Lepas sp ., rafting organisms attached to floating substrates at the sea surface.

"[U]nderstanding the distribution of microplastics and identifying the organisms attached to them are crucial steps in managing the plastic pollution on a national and global scale," Dr. Leong said.

In time, the ocean floor's tidal movements partially buried the tires, while the marine organisms attached themselves to the tires and plastic pipe, thus generating the colonization process.

Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms attached to the cuticula or present in the gut of nematodes will be co-extracted [45].

This means organisms attached to the surface were excluded but fungi within the roots were still actively growing.

The organism attaches itself to the stalk of a sponge and extends spindly tendrils into the current.

Detailed analysis indicated virtually no micro-organism attached to the superhydrophobic surfaces in the first weeks of immersion.