👉 Oligoplasmia is a term used in biology and biochemistry to describe the small, highly concentrated cellular organelle. It is often associated with eukaryotic cells, particularly those that are multicellular organisms such as plants and animals. The term was coined by American biologist Robert H. Lister in 1928 when he described a type of cell that lacked chloroplasts. This cell is referred to as an oligoplasmia because it lacks the organelles