Protozoa

See also: protozoa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ζῷα (zôia, “animals”).

Proper noun

Protozoa

Protozoans; eukaryotes that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, and usually nonphotosynthetic, placed either as:
1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Protista. or
2. A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Eukaryota.[1]

Usage notes

The taxonomy of these organisms is not yet settled.

Synonyms

(phylum): Plastidozoa

Hyponyms

(phylum): Sarcomastigophora, Sporozoa, Cnidospora, Ciliophora - subphyla
(kingdom): Adictyozoa, Dictyozoa - subkingdoms

or

(kingdom): Archezoa, Neozoa - subkingdoms

or

(kingdom): Eozoa, Sarcomastigota - subkingdoms[1]

Coordinate terms

(kingdom in Eukaryota): Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Chromista[1]

References

Protozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Protozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Protozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Protista at the Tree of Life Web Project

"Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248"

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