zooxanthellan

English

Cross section of the mantle tissue of a giant clam showing the symbiotic protozoa

Etymology

zooxanthella +‎ -an

Noun

zooxanthellan (plural zooxanthellans)

1. Any of a group of dinoflagellates of the zooxanthellae, represented by genus Symbiodinium and its allies, symbionts involved in coral.

Further reading

• Zooxanthellae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dinoflagellata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dinophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Zooxanthellae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Suessiales at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Suessiaceae placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase