- phoront
- pho·ront (forґont) [Gr. phora producing + ontos being] the encysted stage or form in the life cycle of certain ciliate protozoa, produced by a tomite and developing into a trophont.
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phoront
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phoront — n. [Gr. phoretos, carry] Any organism mechanically conveyed by another organism; see phoresis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phoront — Encysted stage of a ciliophoran protozoan [Ingle, 1983] … Crustacea glossary
phoresis — n. [Gr. phoreus, carrier] A form of symbiotic relationship when the symbiont, the phoront, is mechanically carried about by its host; neither being physiologically dependent on the other; see phoretic host, transport host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tomite — to·mite (toґmīt) [tom + Gr. mitos thread] the free swimming nonfeeding stage or form in the life cycle of certain ciliate protozoa, produced by a tomont and, depending on the species, developing into a phoront, theront, or trophont … Medical dictionary
