were encrusting
- past progressive of encrust.
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In L. Tanganyika they were encrusting stones and shells, while at Igatpuri they were fixed for the most part to the lower surface of stones but were also found on the stems of water-plants.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson