Choanozoa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”) + ζῷᾰ (zôia, “animals”).

Proper noun

Choanozoa

A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Sarcomastigota – many protists.

Hypernyms

(phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom

Hyponyms

(phylum in Sarcomastigota): Choanofila, Paramycia - subphyla
- Choanoflagellatea, Corallochytrea, Ichthyosporea, Cristidiscoidea - classes

References

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

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