haptophyte
English
Etymology
hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”)
Noun
haptophyte (plural haptophytes)
- (botany) A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits.
Synonyms
- coccolithophore
- coccolithophorid
- Haptophyta
- Prymnesiophyta
See also
- coccolith
- dimethyl sulfide (DMS)
- phytoplankton