zooglea

noun

zo·​o·​glea

variants or chiefly British zoogloea

ˌzō-ə-ˈglē-ə 

plural zoogleas or zoogleae or chiefly British zoogloeas or zoogloeae -ˈglē-ˌē 

: a gelatinous or mucilaginous mass that is characteristic of the growth of various bacteria when growing in fluid media rich in organic material and is made up of the bodies of the bacteria embedded in a matrix of swollen confluent capsule substance

zoogleal adjective

or chiefly British zoogloeal

-ˈglē-əl