different between cryptomonad vs cryptophyte

cryptomonad

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the type genus, Cryptomonas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??pto??mo?næd/

Noun

cryptomonad (plural cryptomonads)

  1. (biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.

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cryptophyte

English

Etymology

crypto- (hidden) +? -phyte (plant)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??pt?(?)f??t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?k??pt??fa?t/

Noun

cryptophyte (plural cryptophytes)

  1. (biology) Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water
  2. (biology) A cryptomonad

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