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.
any of various symbiotic green algae in the cytoplasm of certain freshwater invertebrates, as stentors and hydras.
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Similar yellow zooxanthella or green zoochlorella are found as symbionta in the tissues of many animals.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelDiameter 25 to 80µ; pseudopodia twice as long as the body diameter; the plasm often contains chlorophyll bodies (zoochlorella).
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. CalkinsThe plasm is colorless or green by the presence of zoochlorella, or colored brown or black by pigments.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. CalkinsColorless forms of medium size-in some cases they may be green by zoochlorella.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. CalkinsThey may be colorless, or yellow and green through the presence of zoochlorella.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. Calkins
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