euglenoids

euglenoids
(u-gle\'noids)
A group of algae (the division Euglenophyta) or protozoa (order Euglenida) that normally have chloroplasts containing chlorophyll a and b. They usually have a stigma and one or two flagella emerging from an anterior gullet.

Microbiology. . 2009.

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