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- noun Plural form of
cryptophyte .
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Examples
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Primary producers in Toolik Lake consist of 136 species of phytoplankton, dominated by chrysophytes with dinoflagellates and cryptophytes, as well as diatoms.
Effects of climate change on hydro-ecology of contributing basins in the Arctic 2009
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Dinoflagellates, chrysophytes, cryptophytes, and green flagellates are common in arctic waters.
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Dinoflagellates, chrysophytes, cryptophytes, and green flagellates are common in arctic waters.
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"In the systems we studied, even at room temperature, you can have these quantum effects and they're rather significant," Scholes notes, adding that means the effects are "biologically relevant" (used by the cryptophytes in their daily existence.).
Scientific American 2010
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"That this effect appears in cryptophytes speaks to the generality of the process," Engel says.
Scientific American 2010
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