labyrinthulid

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English

Etymology

From the ICZN order name Labyrinthulida.

Noun

labyrinthulid (plural labyrinthulids)

  1. Any protist in the order Labyrinthulales (syn. Labyrinthulida), the slime nets, which produce a network of filaments or tubes inside of which the cells move and from which they obtain nutrients.
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      The detritivores thraustochytrids and labyrinthulids have been associated with 22:5ɷ6 and 22:4ɷ6.

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