Alveolata

See also: alveolata

Translingual

Phylogenetic tree of alveolate protozoans

Polykrikos and Strombidium

Etymology

From Latin alveolātus (“alveolate”), from alveus.

Proper noun

Alveolata

The alveolate protistas:
1. A taxonomic superphylum within the subkingdom Biciliata.
2. A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Halvaria.^[1]

Hypernyms

(superphylum in Biciliata): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Biciliata - subkingdom; Neozoa - infrakingdom
(superphylum in Halvaria): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom^[1]

Hyponyms

(superphylum in Biciliata): Myzozoa, Ciliophora - classes
(superphylum in Halvaria): Ciliophora, Miozoa - phyla^[1]

References

1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

Further reading

Alveolata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alveolata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alveolata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Alveolata at World Register of Marine Species
Alveolates at the Tree of Life Web Project
Alveolata at Encyclopedia of Life
Alveolata at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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