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Protozoa
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protozoa
Translingual
Etymology
From mul proto- -zoa.
Proper noun
Protozoans; eukaryotes that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, and usually nonphotosynthetic, placed either as:
phylum kingdom Protista or
kingdom superkingdom Eukaryota""
Usage notes
The taxonomy of these organisms is not yet settled.
Synonyms
phylum mul Plastidozoa
Hyponyms
phylum Ciliophora phylum, Cnidospora subphylum, Sarcomastigophora subphylum, mul Sporozoa – subphyla
kingdom mul Adictyozoa, mul Dictyozoa – subkingdoms
or
kingdom mul Archezoa, Neozoa infrakingdom – subkingdoms
or
kingdom mul Eozoa, Sarcomastigota subkingdom – subkingdoms
Coordinate terms
kingdom in Eukaryota Plantae kingdom, Fungi kingdom, mul Animalia, mul Chromista
References
Protista 1