Mastigophora

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Noun1.Mastigophora - protozoa having flagellaMastigophora - protozoa having flagella    
phylum Protozoa, Protozoa - in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers
flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Cilioflagellata, Dinoflagellata, order Cilioflagellata, order Dinoflagellata - in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
subclass Zoomastigina, Zoomastigina - in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates
Phytomastigina, subclass Phytomastigina - plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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An isonema-like flagellate (Protozoa, Mastigophora) infection in larval geoduck clams, Panopea abrupta.
Immunosuppressor effect of Trypanosoma musculi (Mastigophora: Trypanosomatidae) on experimental toxoplasmosis.
Trypanosoma evansi e um protozoario flagelado da secao Salivaria, pertencente a classe Mastigophora e familia Trypanosomatidae (JOSHI et al., 2005; COLPO et al., 2005; FRANCISCATO et al., 2007; HOSSEININEJAD et al., 2007), sendo o agente causador da doenca conhecido como Mal das Cadeiras em equinos (CONRADO et al., 2005; DOYLE et al., 2007; ZANETTE et al., 2008; Da SILVA et al., 2010).
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