schizophyte

schizophyte
schizophytic /skiz'euh fit"ik, skit'seuh-/, adj.
/skiz"euh fuyt', skit"seuh-/, n.
any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
[1875-80; SCHIZO- + -PHYTE]

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