Common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms

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n. (context biology English) A flagellate of the order (taxlink Cryptomonadales order noshow=1); most have chloroplasts.

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n. common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms [syn: cryptophyte ]

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The cryptomonads (or cryptophytes ) are a group of algae , most of which have plastids . They are common in freshwater, and also occur in marine and brackish habitats. Each cell is around 10–50 μm in size and flattened in shape, with an anterior groove ...