Associations to the word «Protoctista»

Wiktionary

PROTOCTISTA, proper noun. Alternative form of Protista

Dictionary definition

PROTOCTISTA, noun. 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.

Wise words

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