haptophyte

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”). === Noun === haptophyte (plural haptophytes) (microbiology) A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits ==== Derived terms ==== haptophytic ==== Translations ==== === See also === coccolith dimethyl sulfide (DMS) hydrophyte phytoplankton === References === haptophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Haptophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies