euglenophyte

English

Euglena viridis, a euglenophyte.

Etymology

Euglena +‎ -phyte (“plant”), from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”).

Noun

euglenophyte (plural euglenophytes)

  1. (biology) Any aquatic flagellate alga of the phylum Euglenozoa.

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