zoochlorella

[ zoh-uh-kluh-rel-uh ]

noun,plural zo·o·chlo·rel·lae [zoh-uh-kluh-rel-ee], /ˌzoʊ ə kləˈrɛl i/, zo·o·chlo·rel·las.
  1. any of various symbiotic green algae in the cytoplasm of certain freshwater invertebrates, as stentors and hydras.

Origin of zoochlorella

1
First recorded in 1880–85; zoo- + chlorella

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How to use zoochlorella in a sentence

  • Similar yellow zooxanthella or green zoochlorella are found as symbionta in the tissues of many animals.

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  • Diameter 25 to 80µ; pseudopodia twice as long as the body diameter; the plasm often contains chlorophyll bodies (zoochlorella).

  • The plasm is colorless or green by the presence of zoochlorella, or colored brown or black by pigments.

  • Colorless forms of medium size-in some cases they may be green by zoochlorella.

  • They may be colorless, or yellow and green through the presence of zoochlorella.