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 ].

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