zoochlorella

[ zoh-uh-kluh-rel-uh ]

noun

, plural zo·o·chlo·rel·lae [zoh-, uh, -kl, uh, -, rel, -ee], zo·o·chlo·rel·las.

1. any of various symbiotic green algae in the cytoplasm of certain freshwater invertebrates, as stentors and hydras.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoochlorella¹

First recorded in 1880–85; zoo- ( def ) + chlorella ( def )

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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

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