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nounany of the unicellular protiststype of:
Definition that contains protoctist
- kingdom the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
- chondrus a genus of protoctist
- lorica a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
- acrasiomycetes cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista
- bangiaceae a family of protoctist
- class acrasiomycetes cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista
- class oomycetes nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists
- cryptophyta a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista
- desmidium a genus of protoctist
- division gymnomycota slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista