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Noun: cryptophyte  'krip-tu,fIt
  1. Common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms
    "cryptophytes can contribute to the red tide phenomenon";
    - cryptomonad

Derived forms: cryptophytes

Type of: alga, algae

Part of: class Cryptophyceae, Cryptophyceae

Encyclopedia: Cryptophyte