Excavata
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See also: excavata
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Excavata
- Certain unicellular eukaryotes, excavates, that lack typical mitochondria:
- A taxonomic clade within the supergroup Bikonta.
- A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Eozoa.
Hypernyms
- (clade): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Bikonta - supergroup
- (infrakingdom): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom
Hyponyms
- (clade): Eozoa, Discicristata - superphyla
- (infrakingdom): Loukozoa, Metamonada, Percolozoa - phyla
References
Excavata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Excavata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Excavata at World Register of Marine Species
- Excavata at Paleobiology Database
