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Protozoa

(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:5)

Owen, 1858
accepted
Kingdom
Biota
Flagellates · unaccepted (abandoned as taxonomic group)

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  1. Phylum [Unassigned]
    1. Class Ebriophyceae
    2. Class [Unassigned]
      1. Order [Unassigned]
        1. Family [Unassigned]
          1. Genus Acomia
          2. Genus Actipilion Loeblich Jr.
          3. Genus Alisum Górka
          4. Genus Bosporella Hovasse
          5. Genus Centrasphaeridium R.Wicander & G.Playford, 1985
          6. Genus Cephalotrichum
          7. Genus Clautriavia Massart, 1900
          8. Genus Cruzella Faria, A.M.Cunha & C.Pinto
          9. Genus Cymatiogalea J.Deunff, 1961
          10. Genus Daphnidium Cienkowski
          11. Genus Diexallophasis A.R.Loeblich, 1970
          12. Genus Dinomonas W.S.Kent, 1881
          13. Genus Fusopsis A. Meunier, 1910
          14. Genus Halodinium J.P.Bujak, 1984
          15. Genus Kiitoksia Vors, 1992
          16. Genus Meteora
          17. Genus Notoselenus
          18. Genus Oodinioides Reichenbach-Klinke, 1970
          19. Genus Pacillina Cleve, 1899
          20. Genus Pirsonia Schnepf, Drebes & Elbrächter, 1990
          21. Genus Poropila J.Schiller, 1925
          22. Genus Rigidomastix Alexeieff, 1929
          23. Genus Subrhynchopus Skvortsov & Noda, 1983
          24. Genus Subulatomonas L.Katz, J.Grant, L.W.Parfrey, A.Gant, C.O'Kelly, O.R.Anderson, R.E.Molestina & T.Nerad, 2011
          25. Genus Tetracilia
          26. Genus Tetradimorpha T.S.Hsiung, 1927
          27. Genus Trochisciaopsis H.Kufferath
          28. Genus Urceolopsis A.C.Stokes
          29. Genus Vitrella Oborník et al., 2012
          30. Genus Wilsonastrum Jansonius
          31. Genus Helcomastix G.A.Senn, 1911 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  1. Phylum Acritarcha
  2. Phylum Amoebozoa
  3. Phylum Apusozoa
  4. Phylum Choanozoa
  5. Phylum Euglenozoa
  6. Phylum Hemimastigophora
  7. Phylum Loukozoa
  8. Phylum Metamonada
  9. Phylum Percolozoa
  10. Phylum Sulcozoa
  11. Phylum Choanoflagellata accepted as Choanozoa (synonym)
  12. Phylum Chrysomonada accepted as Heterokontophyta
  13. Phylum Dinomastigota accepted as Dinophyta accepted as Dinophyceae
  14. Phylum Dinophyta accepted as Dinophyceae
  15. Phylum Discomitochondria (disused)
  16. Phylum Flagellates accepted as Protozoa (abandoned as taxonomic group)
  17. Phylum Granuloreticulosa (disused)
  18. Phylum Haptomonada accepted as Haptophyta
  19. Phylum Labyrinthulata accepted as Bigyra
  20. Phylum Myxospora accepted as Myxozoa
  21. Phylum Phaeophycota accepted as Phaeophyceae (synonym)
  22. Phylum Phaeophyta accepted as Phaeophyceae
  23. Phylum Rhizopoda (disused)
  24. Phylum Sarcomastigophora (disused)
  25. Phylum Apusomonada (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Nomenclature The word 'Protoctista' had been introduced by English naturalist John Hoggs in 1861 to designate "all the lower creatures,...  
Nomenclature The word 'Protoctista' had been introduced by English naturalist John Hoggs in 1861 to designate "all the lower creatures, or the primary organic beings; -both Protophyta, .. Having more the nature of plants, and Protozoa.. Having rather the nature of animals.
In addition, the protoctist kingdom solves the problem of blurred boundaries that arises if the unicellular organisms are assigned to the intrinsically mulitcellular kingdoms. [details]

Nomenclature With the segregation of a kingdom Chromista (see below) from the “Protista” or “Protoctista” (see Margulis &...  
Nomenclature With the segregation of a kingdom Chromista (see below) from the “Protista” or “Protoctista” (see Margulis & Schwartz 1998), Protozoa is the most appropriate name for the balance of organisms remaining (Cavalier-Smith 1998).  [details]
WoRMS (2024). Protozoa. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=5 on 2024-06-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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basis of record Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Nomenclature The word 'Protoctista' had been introduced by English naturalist John Hoggs in 1861 to designate "all the lower creatures, or the primary organic beings; -both Protophyta, .. Having more the nature of plants, and Protozoa.. Having rather the nature of animals.
In addition, the protoctist kingdom solves the problem of blurred boundaries that arises if the unicellular organisms are assigned to the intrinsically mulitcellular kingdoms. [details]

Nomenclature With the segregation of a kingdom Chromista (see below) from the “Protista” or “Protoctista” (see Margulis & Schwartz 1998), Protozoa is the most appropriate name for the balance of organisms remaining (Cavalier-Smith 1998).  [details]
LanguageName 
English protozoans  [details]
German Protozoen  [details]

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