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Protista
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protista Protista protistą
Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc πρῶτος first mul ista.
Proper noun
mul obsolete historical kingdom domain Eukaryota a diverse group of organisms comprising 45 phyla; they are mostly single cellular, and include some algae, the Protozoa, the slime moulds and the water moulds
Usage notes
In modern classifications, Protista is obsolete, due to it being a paraphyletic group.
Hyponyms
kingdom Biciliata subkingdom, Sarcomastigota subkingdom – subkingdoms
Coordinate terms
kingdom mul Animalia, Plantae kingdom, Fungi kingdom
Further reading
Protist
protists at the Encyclopedia of Life
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