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Cryptomonas

noun
Cryp·​tom·​o·​nas | \ kripˈtämənəs, -ˌnas\

Definition of Cryptomonas

: the type genus of Cryptomonadidae comprising small elliptical freshwater protozoans with two chromatophores

History and Etymology for Cryptomonas

New Latin, from crypt- + -monas

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