- A
protist (/ˈproʊtɪst/ PROH-tist) or
protoctist is any
eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus.
Protists do not form a
natural group...
- are no
longer classified together in one group. The best
known amoeboid protists are
Chaos carolinense and
Amoeba proteus, both of
which have been widely...
- antiprotozoal, the two
terms are confused, when in fact
protists are a supercategory. Therefore,
there are
protists that are not protozoans.
Beyond "animal-like"...
-
Marine protists Marine protists are
defined by
their habitat as
protists that live in
marine environments, that is, in the sal****er of seas or oceans...
-
Protozoa as a
subgroup of
mostly motile Protists.
Others class any
unicellular eukaryotic microorganism as
Protists, and make no
reference to 'Protozoa'...
- Coccolithop**** s**** Many
protists have
protective s**** or tests,
usually made from
silica (gl****) or
calcium carbonate (chalk).
Protists are a
diverse group...
- are
typically unicellular.
Unicellular eukaryotes are
sometimes called protists.
Eukaryotes can
reproduce both a****ually
through mitosis and ****ually through...
-
protists,
considered a
major clade and
superphylum within Eukarya. They are
currently grouped with the
stramenopiles and
Rhizaria among the
protists with...
- This
means that it is
difficult to
define protists due to
their extreme differences and uniqueness.
Protists are a
polyphyletic [(of a
group of organisms)...
-
amoeba or amoeboids.
Other protists are not motile, and
consequently have no built-in
movement mechanism.
Unicellular protists comprise a vast, diverse...
