Labyrinthulales

plural noun

Lab·​y·​rin·​thu·​la·​les

: an obscure order of Myxomycetes comprising Labyrinthula and a few related parasites of aquatic plants when these are considered plants rather than protozoans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Labyrinthula + -ales

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