different between heterokont vs silicoflagellate

heterokont

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ?????? (héteros, other, another, different) + ?????? (kontós, pole) (which is from ?????? (kenté?)).

Noun

heterokont (plural heterokonts)

  1. (biology) Any member of the superphylum Heterokonta, most of which are algae

Adjective

heterokont (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having flagella of unequal length

Synonyms

  • isokont

Anagrams

  • tenter hook, tenter-hook, tenterhook

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silicoflagellate

English

Etymology

silico- +? flagellate

Noun

silicoflagellate (plural silicoflagellates)

  1. Any of many unicellular heterokont marine algae, of the order Dictyochales, that have a silica skeleton

References

  • Dictyochales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Silicoflagellatea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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