Mastigophora

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, Trypanosoma, Euglena). It consists of two classes: Phytomastigophorea (to which Euglena belongs), which contains chlorophyll and is therefore photosynthetic and holophytic (although this has secondarily been lost in some groups), and Zoomastigophorea (including Trypanosoma and Leishmania), which lacks chromatophores and is heterotrophic. [G. mastix (mastig-), a whip, + phoros, bearing]

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Mas·ti·goph·ora .mas-tə-'gäf-ə-rə n pl a subphylum of protozoans comprising forms typically having one or more flagella and reproducing asexually usu. by binary fission
mas·ti·goph·o·ran -rən adj or n

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Mas·ti·goph·o·ra (mas″tĭ-gofґə-rə) [Gr. mastix whip + phoros bearing] in older systems of classification, a subphylum of protozoa of the phylum Sarcomastigophora, comprising the flagellates, i.e., all those with one or more flagella in the trophozoite. Mastigophorans have a simple, centrally placed nucleus and reproduce by longitudinal binary fission, and most are free-living but many are parasitic in invertebrates or vertebrates. This group was traditionally divided into the classes Phytomastigophorea and Zoomastigophorea.

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  • Mastigophŏra — (griech., »Geißelträger«), Flagellaten, Gruppe der Protozoen (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 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

  • Mastigophora — ID 52123 Symbol Key MASTI3 Common Name N/A Family Mastigophoraceae Category Liverwort Division Hepatophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mastigophora — noun protozoa having flagella • Syn: ↑class Mastigophora, ↑Flagellata, ↑class Flagellata • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Protozoa, ↑phylum Protozoa …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mastigophora woodsii — ID 52124 Symbol Key MAWO4 Common Name N/A Family Mastigophoraceae Category Liverwort Division Hepatophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Nonvascular …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mastigophora — /mas ti gof euhr euh/, n. a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals. [ < NL (neut. pl.) < Gk mastigophóros whip bearing, equiv. to mastig …   Universalium

  • Mastigophora — n. class of the flagellates (Zoology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mastigophora — mas·ti·goph·o·ra …   English syllables

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