Subclass Phytomastigina (Noun)
Meaning
Plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Phytomastigina are characterized by their plantlike cell walls and photosynthetic capabilities.
- In marine ecosystems, Phytomastigina are often considered the primary producers, using sunlight to fuel photosynthesis.
- Members of the subclass Phytomastigina, such as the euglenoids, can produce motile gametes through the fusion of two parent cells.
- In laboratory experiments, the plantlike flagellates in Phytomastigina are usually isolated and studied to determine the biochemical and genetic relationships within this subclass.
- Among eukaryotes, the subclasses of Chrysomonadidae and Phytomastigina, contain important, single-celled or unicellular algal components, typically attached or epibionts to free swimming types of arthropod body walls or bodies of nonmucilage nemertea