Mastigophora

[ mas-ti-gof-er-uh ]

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noun

a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin (neuter plural) < Greek ��ī��Ǳ��ó��ǲ� whip-bearing, equivalent to ��ī��-, stem of ��á��پ�� whip + -o- -o- + -phoros -phore. See mastigium, -phorous

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We have also one of the Hepatic�—Mastigophora Woodsii—found in Ireland and the Himalayas, but unknown in any part of continental Europe.

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This genus is exceptional among Mastigophora in that division is transverse instead of longitudinal.

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mastigium mastigophoran

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