centrohelid

English

Noun

centrohelid (plural centrohelids)

1. Any heliozoan protist of the order Centrohelida.

   Synonym: centroheliozoan

   • 2012, Genomic Insights into the Biology of Algae, page 15:

     Haptophytes generally branch together with cryptophytes, picobiliphytes and several heterotrophic groups (telonemids, centrohelids and katablepharids) in these analyses.