labyrinthulid

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Etymology[edit]

From the ICZN order name Labyrinthulida.

Noun[edit]

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.
    • 2015 July 2, Pethybridge HRParrish CCMorrongiello JYoung JWFarley JHGunasekera RMet al., “Spatial Patterns and Temperature Predictions of Tuna Fatty Acids: Tracing Essential Nutrients and Changes in Primary Producers”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], volume 10, number 7, →DOI:
      The detritivores thraustochytrids and labyrinthulids have been associated with 22:5ɷ6 and 22:4ɷ6.

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