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Dinoflagellate vs Zooxanthella - What's the difference?

dinoflagellate | zooxanthella |

As nouns the difference between dinoflagellate and zooxanthella

is that dinoflagellate is any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum dinoflagellata, that have two flagella while zooxanthella is an animal of the genus , a yellow dinoflagellate, notably found in coral reefs.

dinoflagellate

English

Noun

(wikipedia dinoflagellate) (en noun)
  • Any of many marine protozoa, of the phylum Dinoflagellata, that have two flagella
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    zooxanthella

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia zooxanthella) (zooxanthellae)
  • An animal of the genus , a yellow dinoflagellate, notably found in coral reefs.
  • (dated) Any golden-brown planktonic endosymbiont.

    • Derived terms

    * zooxanthellate