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Protist
Protists (pronounced /ˈproʊtɨst/), are a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Historically, protists were treated as the kingdom Protista but this group is no longer recognized in modern taxonomy. Instead, it is "better regarded as a loose grouping of 30 or 40 disparate phyla with diverse...
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Filter this CollectionCiliate
The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagella but typically shorter and present in much larger numbers with a different undulating pattern than...
Scientific name:
- Ciliophora
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ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 46211
Sarcomastigophora
The phylum Sarcomastigophora belongs to the Protist kingdom and it includes many unicellular or colonial, autotrophic, or heterotrophic organisms. The two main subphyla are Mastigophora and Sarcodina. A third is Opalinata.
It is polyphyletic, and it...
Scientific name:
- Sarcomastigophora
Rank:
ITIS Taxon S/N:
- 43781