Question

difference between epiphytic and epizoic algae along with example​

Answer 1

An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. ... An epiphytic organism that is not a plant is sometimes called an epibiont.

Epiphyte, also called air plant, any plant that grows upon another plant or object merely for physical support. Epiphytes have no attachment to the ground or other obvious nutrient source and are not parasitic on the supporting plants.

Answer 2

Answer:

An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. ... An epiphytic organism that is not a plant is sometimes called an epibiont.

Epizoic organisms are those that live non-parasitically on the surface of animals, according to Lexico.com. Examples of epizoic species include mosses, algae, and fungi growing on Gymnopholus weevils, and bryozoans (moss animals) growing on other animals.