Zoomastigophorea

Zoomastigophorea

      protozoan class also known as Zooflagellata. See zooflagellate.

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  • Zoomastigophorea — A class of flagellates (superclass Mastigophora) within the phylum Sarcomastigophora (flagellate and ameboid protozoans), of animal like as opposed to plantlike characteristics. Chromatophores are absent; one to many flagella are found, although… …   Medical dictionary

  • protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… …   Universalium

  • flagellate — flagellator, n. flagellatory /flaj euh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. v. /flaj euh layt /; adj., n. /flaj euh lit, layt /, v., flagellated, flagellating, adj., n. v.t. 1. to whip; scourge; flog; lash. adj. 2. Also, flagellated. Biol. having… …   Universalium

  • Mastigophora — The flagellates, a subphylum of Protozoa having one or more locomotory flagella, a single vesicular nucleus, and symmetric binary fission; sexual reproduction is unknown in many groups ( e.g., Volvox …   Medical dictionary

  • Phytomastigophorea — A class of the subphylum Mastigophora (flagellates) within the phylum Sarcomastigophora (flagellate and ameboid protozoans), consisting mostly of free living plantlike flagellates with or without chloroplasts, and usually with one or two flagella …   Medical dictionary

  • ЗООМАСТИГИНЫ — животные жгутиконосцы (Zoomastigophorea. Zoomastigina), класс (по др. системе подкласс) жгутиконосцев. Бесцветные, свободноживущие или паразитические, одиночные или колониальные организмы с голозойным типом питания. Нек рые питаются бактериями,… …   Биологический энциклопедический словарь

  • Choanoflagellida —   Choanoflagellates …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mastigophora — Trachelomonas, un flagelado. Los flagelados o mastigóforos (Mastigophora) (del griego mastix, látigo, y phoros, llevar) son un grupo heterogéneo de protozoos caracterizados por la presencia de uno o más flagelos largos en una o en todas las fases …   Wikipedia Español

  • zooflagellate — /zoh euh flaj euh lit, layt /, n. any flagellated protozoan that lacks photosynthetic pigment and feeds on organic matter: often parasitic. [1955 60; ZOO + FLAGELLATE] * * * ▪ protozoan       any flagellate protozoan that is traditionally of the… …   Universalium

  • helioflagellate — Any of a class of freshwater protozoans. They are sometimes considered relatives of heliozoans (organisms that for movement have extensions of cytoplasm called pseudopodia, but no flagella) because of their slender, radiating pseudopodia. The… …   Universalium

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