Phytomonadina

plural noun

Phy·​to·​mon·​a·​di·​na

ˌfīt(ˌ)ōˌmänəˈdīnə

: an order of small green plantlike flagellates (subclass Phytomastigina) comprising solitary forms (as Polytoma uvella) and complex colonial forms (as members of the genus Volvox) compare volvocales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phytomonad-, Phytomonas (genus of flagellates) + -ina

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