thraustochytrids

A form of thraustochytrid — Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of thraustochytrid
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