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haptophyte

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Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Noun
      • 1.2.1 Synonyms
      • 1.2.2 Related terms
    • 1.3 See also
    • 1.4 References

English Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Noun Edit

haptophyte (plural haptophytes)

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

Synonyms Edit

  • coccolithophore
  • coccolithophorid
  • Haptophyta
  • Prymnesiophyta
  • Prymnesiophyceae

Related terms Edit

  • haptophytic

See also Edit

  • coccolith
  • dimethyl sulfide (DMS)
  • phytoplankton

References Edit

  •   haptophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  •   Haptophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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