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He clearly separated Protista from true animals on the basis that the defining character of protists was the absence of sexual reproduction, while the defining character of animals was the blastula stage of animal development. He also returned the terms protozoa and protophyta as subkingdoms of Protista.
- Protistology
t. e. Protistology is a scientific discipline devoted to the...
- Taxonomy
Taxonomy of Protista. A modern non-hierarchical...
- Protozoa
Protozoa ( sg.: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural:...
- Marine protists
Marine protists are defined by their habitat as protists...
- Protistology
Protists are single-celled eukaryotes (which are organisms with a nucleus ). The term Protista was first used by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. [1] The protists are not a natural group, or clade, since they have no common origin. Like algae or invertebrates, they are often grouped together for convenience. The term "protist" includes microorganisms ...
Apr 4, 2024 · protist, any member of a group of diverse eukaryotic, predominantly unicellular microscopic organisms. They may share certain morphological and physiological characteristics with animals or plants or both. The term protist typically is used in reference to a eukaryote that is not a true animal, plant, or fungus or in reference to a eukaryote ...
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