Cryptomonadina

plural noun

Cryp·​to·​mon·​a·​di·​na

-ˌmänəˈdīnə,

-dēnə

: a small order of plantlike flagellates having one or two flagella and usually yellow-brown chromatophores see cryptomonadales , cryptomonadidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cryptomonad-, Cryptomonas + -ina

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