thraustochytrid

Meaning

Noun

  • Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (order) (syn. Thraustochytrida (order)), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.

Origin

  • From the ICZN name, Thraustochytrida (order)

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