Meanings
plural centrohelids
- Any heliozoan protist of the order Centrohelida.
Haptophytes generally branch together with cryptophytes, picobiliphytes and several heterotrophic groups (telonemids, centrohelids and katablepharids) in these analyses.
2012, Genomic Insights into the Biology of Algae, page 15Synonyms: centroheliozoan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny heliozoan protist of the order Centrohelida.
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