rhizopodialadj.
/ˌrʌɪzə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdɪəl/, U.S. /ˌraɪzəˈpoʊdiəl/ Biology.
Of or relating to rhizopodia (rhizopodium n. 2).
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1920 G. M. Smith Phytoplankton Inland Lakes Wisconsin I. 65 Life cycle generally with the motile phase dominant but sometimes developing into amorphous or rhizopodial palmella stages.
1965 F. E. Round Biol. Algae i. 3 The unicells may be sub-divided into non-motile (Protococcoidal), ‘amoeba’-like (Rhizopodial) and motile cells (Flagellate).
1985 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 49 1328/1 Shell length, amount of protoplasm in the shell.., and presence and distribution of symbionts in the rhizopodial network were measured.
2000 Micropaleontology 46 Suppl. 71/1 There might have been successive grades of rhizopodial evolution.., reflected in a shift in the pseudopodal protoplasmic skeleton..from actin to tubuline dominance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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