meroplasmodium

English

From mero- +‎ plasmodium.

meroplasmodium (plural meroplasmodia)

A type of cellular association of spherical cells and a common reticulopodial network
- 2015 July 2, Schmidt M, Horn S, Ehlers K, Wilhelm C, Schnetter R, “Guanchochroma wildpretii gen. et spec. nov. (Ochrophyta) Provides New Insights into the Diversification and Evolution of the Algal Class Synchromophyceae”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, number 7, →DOI:
  The sessile amoeba is encased in a hyaline, flattened lorica, which holds the MCB and connects to the meroplasmodium.