Zoomastigina

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Noun1.Zoomastigina - in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates
subclass Zoomastigina
class Flagellata, class Mastigophora, Flagellata, Mastigophora - protozoa having flagella
zooflagellate, zoomastigote - flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics
Hypermastigina, order Hypermastigina - cellulose-producing flagellates
order Polymastigina, Polymastigina - small usually parasitic flagellates
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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Phylum Zoomastigina, Class Diplomonadida (14d), pp.
Phylogeny and the reversibility of parasitism
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