trichoblast

English

Etymology

tricho- +‎ -blast

Noun

trichoblast (plural trichoblasts)

1. A hair-like filamentous protrusion from the side of an organism, especially, an alga.

References

• http://hdl.handle.net/10088/1117

Title: The Red Alga Polysiphonia (Rhodomelaceae) in the Northern Gulf of California Authors: Hollenberg, George J. Norris, James N. Issue Date: 25-Aug-1977 Citation: Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences; 1