Sarcomastigota

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Translingual

Etymology

sarco- +‎ (from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, flesh)) + mastigo- +‎ (from Ancient Greek μάστῑξ (mástīx, whip, i.e. flagellum)) + -ota

Proper noun

Sarcomastigota

  1. A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Protozoa – very many protists.[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