thraustochytrid

English

Etymology

From the ICZN name, Thraustochytrida.

Noun

thraustochytrid (plural thraustochytrids)

1. Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.
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     The detritivores thraustochytrids and labyrinthulids have been associated with 22:5ɷ6 and 22:4ɷ6 [34 ].

Coordinate terms

• (protist): labyrinthulid

References

• Labyrinthulomycetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Labyrinthulomycetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Labyrinthulomycetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons