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thraustochytrids

thraustochytrids is the plural of thraustochytrid.

Meaning of thraustochytrid

Noun

thraustochytrid (plural thraustochytrids)

  1. Any protist in the order Thraustochytriales (syn. Thraustochytrida), that produce a network of filaments or tubes, on which the cells move and from which they absorb nutrients.
    • The detritivores thraustochytrids and labyrinthulids have been associated with 22:5ɷ6 and 22:4ɷ6 [34 ].2015 July 2, Pethybridge HR, Parrish CC, Morrongiello J, Young JW, Farley JH, Gunasekera RM, et al., “Spatial Patterns and Temperature Predictions of Tuna Fatty Acids: Tracing Essential Nutrients and...

Questions about thraustochytrids

What is thraustochytrids the plural of?
Thraustochytrids is the plural of thraustochytrid.

Words near thraustochytrids in the dictionary

  1. Thrasymachan
  2. Thrasymachian
  3. thraupid
  4. thraupids
  5. thraustochytrid
  6. thraustochytrids
  7. thrave
  8. thraved
  9. thraves
  10. thraving
  11. thrawcrook

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