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Search Results for: flagellate

Choanoflagellate

Definition noun, plural: choanoflagellates A flagellate protozoan of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia of the class... Read More

Flagellate

Definition noun, plural: flagellates A cell or an organism that has flagella adjective (1) Of, pertaining to, characterized... Read More

Phytoflagellate

Definition noun, plural: phytoflagellates Any of the plant-like flagellates that contain chlorophyll and capable of... Read More

Zooflagellate

Definition noun, plural: zooflagellates Any of the animal-like flagellates characterized by their lack of chlorophyll and... Read More

Dinoflagellate

A dinoflagellate is a flagellate algae characterized by their two flagella of unequal length. One of the flagella is lying... Read More

Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria fowleri (commonly referred to as the brain-eating amoeba) is a heat-loving amoeboflagellate protozoan of the... Read More

Protozoa

Definition noun, singular: protozoon Eukaryotic organisms belonging to a group characterized for being single-celled, most... Read More

Protozoology

Definition noun A branch of biology that studies protozoa, which are eucharyotes characterized by being single-celled, most... Read More

Golden algae

In phycology, the golden algae are algal species that are found mostly in freshwater. They are also called the chrysophytes.... Read More

Trypomastigote

Definition noun, plural: trypomastigotes (protistology) The developmental stage or the morphological form in the lifecycle... Read More

Protist

Protist Definition What is a protist? All protists are eukaryotes, i.e. organisms with a nucleus. However, they are... Read More

Cytopharynx

Definition noun, plural: cytopharynxes or cytopharynges The tube-like passageway in certain protozoans through which the... Read More

Euglenophyta

Definition noun (phycology) In old taxonomic classification, a phylum of the Kingdom Protista and comprised of the... Read More

Phagotrophy

Definition noun A process of ingesting relatively large particles of food that carries out via intracellular... Read More

Ciliate

Definition noun, plural: ciliates Common name for the members of the phylum Ciliophora (or in other classification scheme,... Read More

Sporozoa

Definition noun A protozoan phylum of the Kingdom Protista of the old five kingdom scheme of classification, and includes... Read More

Kinetoplastid

Definition ''noun, plural: kinetoplastids’’ Any of the group of flagellate protozoa, characterized mainly by the... Read More

Phytomastigophora

Definition A taxonomic group belonging to Subphylum Mastigophora, and includes photosynthetic or plant-like flagellate... Read More

Flagellum

Definition noun, plural: flagella (1) (biology) Long, slender, threadlike, whiplike extension of certain cells or... Read More

Amoeboid

Definition noun, plural: amoeboids (1) A group of protozoans characterized by their amoeboid movement by means of temporary... Read More

Zoomastigophora

Definition A class or a taxonomic group belonging to Subphylum Mastigophora that includes colourless, heterotrophic,... Read More

Cellulose

Cellulose Definition Cellulose is a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of β (1→4) linked D-glucose units:... Read More

Promastigote

Definition noun, plural: promastigotes (protistology) The developmental stage or the morphological form in the lifecycle of... Read More

Epimastigote

Definition noun, plural: epimastigotes (protistology) The developmental stage or the morphological form in the lifecycle of... Read More

Micronucleus

Definition noun, plural: micronuclei The small type of nucleus in ciliates, and is responsible for cell division in... Read More

Sporozoan

Definition noun, plural: sporozoans Any of the numerous protozoans of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, generally... Read More

Macronucleus

Definition noun, plural: macronuclei The larger type of nucleus involved in non-reproductive functions (as opposed to the... Read More

Golgi apparatus

Golgi Apparatus Definition The Golgi apparatus is a membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells. It plays a crucial role... Read More

Undulating membrane

Definition noun A sinuous extension of the cytoplasmic membrane performing a vigorous, wavelike, and reversible... Read More