Heterokontae

plural noun

Het·​ero·​kon·​tae

ˌhetərōˈkän‧ˌtē

in some classifications

: a class of algae equivalent to Xanthophyceae that includes all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length compare isokontae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -kontae (from Greek kontos punting pole, from kentein to prick, goad); from the unequal length of the flagella

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