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Protozoa   /prˌoʊtəzˈoʊə/   Listen
Protozoa

noun
1.
In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers.  Synonym: phylum Protozoa.



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"Protozoa" Quotes from Famous Books



... insuperable difficulty that Foraminifera have not, as insisted on by Dr. Carpenter, progressed in organisation since even the Laurentian epoch; for some organisms would have to remain fitted for simple conditions of life, and what could be better fitted for this end than these lowly organised Protozoa? Such objections as the above would be fatal to my view, if it included advance in organisation as a necessary contingent. They would likewise be fatal, if the above Foraminifera, for instance, could be proved to have first come into existence during the Laurentian epoch, or the above Brachiopods ...
— On the Origin of Species - 6th Edition • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Protozoa" :   Protoctista, phylum, Sarcodina, Flagellata, class Sporozoa, protozoon, protozoan, class Ciliophora, class Sarcodina, Ciliata, class Flagellata, Sporozoa, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Mastigophora, Mastigophora, kingdom Protoctista



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