haptophyte

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Meaning

1. noun A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits

Similar words

algae haptophycean haptophyta haptomonad haptonema hydrohemicryptophyte hydrohalophyte haplosporidian hemikryptophyte haplosclerid

Often followed by

algae phaeocystis