haptophyte

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Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

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haptophyte (plural haptophytes)

  1. (microbiology) A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits

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