Zoomastigina (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Some sources classify Flagellata as a phylum within the kingdom Protista, but others prefer to use the term Zoomastigina.
- Zoomastigina are a group of free-living, non-photosynthetic organisms that are characterized by the presence of one or more flagella.
- Fungi, Chromista, and Zoomastigina are currently classified as separate kingdoms within the Domain Eukarya.
- Taxonomic reclassification has repositioned Zoomastigina within the phylum Sarcomastigophora of the kingdom Protista.
- Metamonads are often classified as part of the phylum Metamonada within the kingdom Zoomastigina.