Thraustochytriidae
| Thraustochytriidae | |
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| SEM image of a Phycophthorum zoospore | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Bigyra |
| Class: | Labyrinthulea |
| Order: | Thraustochytrida |
| Family: | Thraustochytriidae Sparrow ex Cejp 1959 |
| Type genus | |
| Thraustochytrium Sparrow, 1936 emend. T.W. Johnson, 1961 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Thraustochytriaceae | |
Thraustochytriidae or Thraustochytriaceae is a family of heterotrophic protists. They are unicellular eukaryotes characterized by round cells that use a cytoplasmic network to feed and anchor to the substrate, with an appearance similar to chytrids.