Opisthokonta

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Translingual

Opisthokonta sp.

Etymology

From opisthokont (“with a posterior flagellum”).

Proper noun

Opisthokonta

  1. A taxonomic clade within the superkingdom Eukaryota.
  2. A taxonomic supergroup within the superkingdom Eukaryota.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
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