zooxanthellan
English
Cross section of the mantle tissue of a giant clam showing the symbiotic protozoa
Etymology
zooxanthella + -an
Noun
zooxanthellan (plural zooxanthellans)
- Any of a group of dinoflagellates of the zooxanthellae, represented by genus Symbiodinium and its allies, symbionts involved in coral.
Further reading
Zooxanthellae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dinoflagellata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Dinophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zooxanthellae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Suessiales at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Suessiaceae placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase