haptophyte
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Etymology Edit
hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”)
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haptophyte (plural haptophytes)
- (botany) A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits
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- haptophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Haptophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies