Word: labyrinthula
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...pillar of saltwater mudflat society. Under its waving, tape-thin leaves, young and weak creatures sought shelter-and the hungry and strong sought food. But in 1931 and 1932, the eelgrass meadows vanished leaving flats of barren mud as far north as Nova Scotia. A microscopic fungus (Labyrinthula) streaked the eelgrass leaves with brown, killing them to the roots...
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