Sarcomastigophora

Sarcomastigophora
A phylum of the subkingdom Protozoa characterized by flagellae, pseudopodia, or both types of locomotory organelles; includes both the flagellates (subphylum Mastigophora) and the amebae (subphylum Sarcodina) in a single large assemblage. [sarco- + G. mastix (mastig-), whip, + phoros, to bear]

* * *

Sar·co·mas·ti·goph·o·ra .sär-(.)kō-.mas-tə-'gäf-ə-rə n pl a phylum of protozoans that includes forms moving by flagella, pseudopodia, or both and that is divided into the subphyla Mastigophora and Sarcodina compare CILIOPHORA

* * *

Sar·co·mas·ti·goph·o·ra (sahr″ko-mas″tĭ-gofґə-rə) [sarco- + Gr. mastix whip + phoros bearing] a phylum comprising protozoa that typically possess an endosome nucleus characterized by a ring of nuclear chromatin around a central chromatin-free region, and are motile by means of flagella, pseudopodia, or both types of locomotor organs. The phylum is sometimes divided into subphyla Mastigophora (the flagellates), Sarcodina (the amebae), and Opalinata (the opalinids).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sarcomastigophora — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Sarcomastigophora (del griego mastix, látigo, y phoros, portador) es un antiguo subfilo (obsoleto en la actualidad) que abarcaba a los protozoos que típicamente poseen un núcleo de endosoma caracterizado por un… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sarcomastigophora — Protist Scientific classification Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Sarcomastigophora The phylum Sarcomastigophora belongs to the Protist kingdom and it includes many unicellular or colonial, autotrophic, or heterotrophic organisms …   Wikipedia

  • Sarcomastigophora — ? Саркомастигофоры Научная классификация Царство: Протисты Латинское название Sarcomastigophora …   Википедия

  • Sarcomastigophora — Phylum of unicellular protozoa with pseudopodia or flagella or both …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… …   Universalium

  • protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… …   Universalium

  • Sarcodina — The amebae; a subphylum of protozoa in the phylum Sarcomastigophora, possessing pseudopodia or locomotive protoplasmic flow for movement. Includes forms that possess flagella during development and forms with an internal or external test or …   Medical dictionary

  • Protozoaire — La Paramécie est un exemple de Protozoaire cilié. En biologie, le terme protozoaire (Protozoa, du grec ancien proto (« premier ») et du suffixe zoa (« animal »)) désigne les protistes (eucaryotes unicellulaires) hétérotrophes… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Animales peligrosos — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dendrobates granulifera, especie de rana dardo o rana de punta de flecha de la familia Dendrobatidae Animales peligrosos son aquellos que suponen un peligro o riesgo cierto y evidente para la …   Wikipedia Español

  • Саркомастигофоры — Полифилетическая группа протистов Амёба протей …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”