Zooxanthella

noun

/zuːzanˈθɛlə/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAny of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now assigned to the genera Symbiodinium and Amphidinium, notably found in coral reefs.

Synonyms

phycoxanthin lichnoxanthine uroxanthin xanthoxenite euxanthine euxanthin actiniochrome oxalite xanthization xanthoconite anthracoxene zanthochroite

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