protozoa

1. In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom;
   Comprises flagellates;
   Ciliates;
   Sporozoans;
   Amoebas;
   Foraminifers (synset 101391829)
   is a type of: phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
   member holonym:

   • protozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
   • class sarcodina, sarcodina - characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda
   • ciliata, ciliophora, class ciliata, class ciliophora - class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
   • class flagellata, class mastigophora, flagellata, mastigophora - protozoa having flagella
   • class sporozoa, sporozoa - strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites
   belongs to: kingdom protoctista, protoctista - in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals
   same as: phylum protozoa

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