protoctist genus
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1. any genus of Protoctista (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | genus, |
| definition | : | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | genus amoeba, |
| definition | : | protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus globigerina, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Globigerinidae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus arcella, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Arcellidae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus difflugia, |
| definition | : | genus of protozoans related to ameba (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus paramecium, |
| definition | : | freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus tetrahymena, |
| definition | : | protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus stentor, |
| definition | : | trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus vorticella, |
| definition | : | ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus laminaria, laminaria, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus fucus, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | ascophyllum, genus ascophyllum, |
| definition | : | brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus euglena, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus ulva, ulva, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus volvox, volvox, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chlamydomonas, genus chlamydomonas, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chlorococcum, genus chlorococcum, |
| definition | : | type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus chlorella, |
| definition | : | nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus oedogonium, oedogonium, |
| definition | : | type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chara, genus chara, |
| definition | : | green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus costia, |
| definition | : | a genus of flagellate protoctist (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus giardia, |
| definition | : | flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus hexamita, hexamita, |
| definition | : | flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus trichomonas, |
| definition | : | flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus eimeria, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Eimeriidae; includes serious pathogens (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | genus plasmodium, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Plasmodiidae (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | kingdom protoctista, protoctista, |
| definition | : | in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals (noun.animal) |
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