haptophyte

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

hapto- (“binding”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”)

NounEdit

haptophyte (plural haptophytes)

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

SynonymsEdit

• coccolithophore
• coccolithophorid
• Haptophyta
• Prymnesiophyta

See alsoEdit

• coccolith
• dimethyl sulfide (DMS)
• phytoplankton