zoochlorella

American

[zoh-uh-kluh-rel-uh] / ˌzoʊ ə kləˈrɛl ə /

noun

plural

zoochlorellae, zoochlorellas

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

Etymology

Origin of zoochlorella

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

Example Sentences

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

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)

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

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)

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

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)

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