Protozoa

See also: protozoa

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Protozoa

1. 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.

Usage notes

• The taxonomy of these organisms is not yet settled.

Synonyms

• (phylum): Plastidozoa

Hyponyms

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

or

• (kingdom): Archezoa, Neozoa – subkingdoms

or

• (kingdom): Eozoa, Sarcomastigota – subkingdoms

Coordinate terms

• (kingdom in Eukaryota): Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Chromista

References

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