Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of rhizopodium
In old cultures, contents of cells without rhizopodia can turn dark and act as resting (cyst-like) stages.
2015 July 2, Schmidt M, Horn S, Ehlers K, Wilhelm C, Schnetter R, “Guanchochroma wildpretii gen. et spec. nov. (Ochrophyta) Provides New Insights into the Diversification and Evolution of the Algal Class Synchromophyceae”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI
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