Choanozoa
creator: Boxshall, Geoff
creator: Gordon, Dennis
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Choanozoa Cavalier-Smith, 1981
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: WoRMS (2026). Choanozoa. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=562870 on 2026-08-02
created: 2011-03-01T07:34:16Z
modified: 2011-10-14T12:07:31Z
replaces: 1444150
replaces: 1447612
replaces: 153494
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Choanozoa Cavalier-Smith, 1981
kingdom: Protozoa
name published in: Saville Kent, W. (1880-1882). A manual of the infusoria, including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate, and tentaculiferous protozoa, British and foreign and an account of the organization and affinities of the sponges. Complete: Vol. I (pg. 1-472), Vol 2 (pg. 473-913), Plates 1-51.
name published in: Jeffrey, C. (1982). Kingdoms, Codes and Classification. Kew Bulletin. 37(3): 403-416.
name published in year: 1880-1882
name published in year: 1982
parent name usage ID: 582160
phylum: Choanozoa
scientific name authorship: Cavalier-Smith, 1981
taxon rank: Phylum
taxonomic status: accepted