EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

protozoa
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

protozoa
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: protozoa
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
definition: [Henderson's] n. term generally applied to a large heterogeneous group of heterotrophic, non-photosynthetic, aquatic unicellular eukaryotes, lacking cell walls. Examples are the non-photosynthetic ﬂagellates, the amoebas and foraminiferans, the ciliates, and parasitic protozoa such as Eimeria, which causes coccidiosis, and Plasmodium, the malaria parasite. a. protozoan. see Actinopoda, Apicomplexa, Caryoblastea, Ciliophora, Cnidosporidia, Foraminifera, Rhizopoda, Zoomastigina.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true