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zooxanthella

zooxanthella logo #21003flagellate protozoan (or alga) with yellow or brown pigments contained in chromatophores that lives in other protozoa (foraminiferans and ... [4 related articles]
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zooxanthella

zooxanthella logo #20973<biology, zoology> A symbiotic dinoflagellate found living symbiotically within cnidarians and other invertebrates. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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zooxanthella

zooxanthella logo #21351(Gk: zoion animal; xanthos yellow; +cell) algal cells embedded in coral tissue. See coral.
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zooxanthella

zooxanthella logo #21009zooxanthella (s), zooxanthellae (pl) 1. A microscopic yellow-green alga that lives symbiotically within the cells of some marine invertebrates, especially corals. 2. Plantlike flagellate protozoans in the order Dinoflagellida, photosynthesizing symbiotes inside the cells of sponges, corals, and others. 3. Unicellular yellow algae containing xant....
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