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Labyrinthula
noun
Lab·y·rin·thu·la
Definition of Labyrinthula
: a genus of rhizopods parasitic in aquatic plants, the individuals forming pseudoplasmodia by anastomosis of filar pseudopodia but encysting independently and sometimes passing through transient flagellate stages — see labyrinthulales
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Origin and Etymology of labyrinthula
New Latin, diminutive of Latin labyrinthus labyrinth
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