Euglenozoa
organism
Also known as: euglenoid
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annotated classification
- In protozoan: Annotated classification
Euglenozoa Paraxial rod associated with at least 1 flagellum and 2 functional basal bodies, each with a corresponding flagellum; tubular extrusomes, analogous to alveolate ejectile organelles, and discoidal mitochondrial cristae similar to other groups of protists. Contains autotrophic and heterotrophic taxa. Positioned within Excavata on…
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phylogeny
- In phylogeny: Cyanobacteria, algae, and other early forms of life
The euglenoids—a group of mostly unicellular flagellates; that is, they are single-celled and possess one to many flagella [hairlike structures] for locomotion and sensation at some time in the life cycle—suggest a broad connection between plants and animals at that primitive level. The choanoflagellates, or collared…
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