Labyrinthulomycetes

<p>Labyrinthulomycetes (<a href="/facts/ICNafp/EbaUF9P5">ICNafp</a>) or Labyrinthulea (<a href="/facts/International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature/Pxg8gsqf">ICZN</a>) is a <a href="/facts/Class_(biology)/a7MrgFu3">class</a> of <a href="/facts/Protist/NYVfaGVz">protists</a> that produce a network of filaments or tubes, which serve as tracks for the cells to glide along and absorb <a href="/facts/Nutrients/34bn4skK">nutrients</a> for them.  The two main groups are the labyrinthulids (or slime nets) and <a href="/facts/Thraustochytrids/G17rGlfo">thraustochytrids</a>.  They are mostly <a href="/facts/Marine_(ocean)/8W8lYgjD">marine</a>, commonly found as <a href="/facts/Parasite/HWPcgky7">parasites</a> on <a href="/facts/Alga/U1ftVKU3">algae</a> and <a href="/facts/Seagrass/3DcPAsCr">seagrasses</a> or as decomposers on dead plant material.  They also include some parasites of marine invertebrates and <a href="/facts/Mixotroph/S7ePtbLm">mixotrophic</a> species that live in a symbiotic relationship with <a href="/facts/Zoochlorella/PIwA6B1E">zoochlorella</a>.
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Labyrinthulomycetes