animallike flagellate
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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
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
zooflagellate — zoo·flag·el·late (zo″o flajґə lāt) [zoo + flagellate] any protozoan of a large group exhibiting animallike behavior, formerly classified in the class Zoomastigophorea … Medical dictionary
