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cryptophyte

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cryptophyte [ˈkrɪptəˌfaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface
cryptophytic  [ˌkrɪptəˈfɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.cryptophyte - common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms
cryptomonad
alga, algae - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
class Cryptophyceae, Cryptophyceae - motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae


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For example, the relative contribution of chlorophytes, cryptophytes, and diatoms to the total chlorophyll a pool was strongly controlled by periods of elevated river flow (Figure 2).
Rationale for a new generation of indicators for coastal waters by McDonald, Michael / Environmental Health Perspectives
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