Alveolata

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See also: alveolata

Translingual

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Phylogenetic tree of alveolate protozoans
Polykrikos and Strombidium

Etymology

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From Latin alveolātus (alveolate), from alveus.

Proper noun

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Alveolata

  1. The alveolate protists or chromists:
    1. A taxonomic superphylum within the subkingdom Biciliata.
    2. A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Halvaria.[1]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248