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Unicellular vs Silicoflagellate - What's the difference?

unicellular | silicoflagellate |

As nouns the difference between unicellular and silicoflagellate

is that unicellular is a single-celled organism; a unicell while silicoflagellate is any of many unicellular heterokont marine algae, of the order dictyochales , that have a silica skeleton.

As an adjective unicellular

is (biology) describing any microorganism that has a single cell.

unicellular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell

    • Related terms

    * multicellular

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A single-celled organism; a unicell.
  • * 1931 , Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth?
    • Among unicellulars , the rate of increase is beyond belief.
  • * 1986 , Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations?
    • In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread.
  • * 2006 , J Arthur Thomson, Heredity?
    • More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars .

    silicoflagellate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of many unicellular heterokont marine algae, of the order Dictyochales , that have a silica skeleton

    • See also

    * (Dictyochales) * (Silicoflagellatea)