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Sarcomastigophora

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Also known as Sacromastigophora

The phylum Sarcomastigophora belongs to the Protista or protoctista kingdom and it includes many unicellular or colonial, autotrophic, or heterotrophic organisms. It is characterized by flagella, pseudopodia, or both.

Species

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomProtozoa
  2. PhylumSarcomastigophora
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded146,638

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
28
Collections
USNM, QM
Recorded in
Indonesia, United States, Antarctica, Canada, Mexico, Australia

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Characteristics
  • See also
  • References
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The phylum Sarcomastigophora belongs to the Protista or protoctista kingdom and it includes many unicellular or colonial, autotrophic, or heterotrophic organisms. It is characterized by flagella, pseudopodia, or both.

==Taxonomy== It is divided into three subphyla: the Mastigophora, the Sarcodina and the Opalinata.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarcomastigophora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.