phytoflagellate

[ fahy-tuh-flaj-uh-lit, -leyt ]
/ ˌfaɪ təˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

noun

any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.

Origin of phytoflagellate

First recorded in 1930–35; phyto- + flagellate