Etymology

labyrinthulid

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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From the ICZN order name Labyrinthulida.

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