Zooxanthellae

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

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

symbiotic zoophyte anthozoa polyzoa chrysophyta chrysophyceae anthozoan chlorophyta cyanophyceae cyanophyta corallines chlorophyceae

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