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Protist

A protist (/ˈproʊtɪst/ PROH-tist) or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a natural group, or clade, but are a paraphyletic group encompassing the entire eukaryote tree of life, from which land plants, animals, and fungi evolved. They are primarily single-celled, exhibiting a wide range…

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related to Phanerozoic diversifications and major events · 25
Protist → After, At, Both, Cambrian, Cangweulla, Devonian, Following, Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, In, Late Devonian, Ma, Mesozoic, Mirroring, Moyeria, Mya, Ordovician, Ordovician Plankton Revolution, Palaeoleptochlamys, Paleozoic, Precambrian
related to history · 23
Protist → Antonie, Bütschli, During, Ernst Haeckel, However, Infusoria, John Hogg, Leeuwenhoek, Linnean, Mastigophora, Otto Bütschli, Otto Friedrich Müller, Protista, Protists, Protoctista, Protophyta, Protozoa, Rhizopoda, Sporozoa, Starting
related to Modern classification and diversity · 22
Protist → Alveolata, Amoebozoa, Amorphea, Archaeplastida, Cryptista, Diaphoretickes, Discoba, Disparia, Excavata, For, Haptista, Malawimonadida, Metamonada, Most, Opisthokonta, Outside, Protists, Rhizaria, SAR, Stramenopiles
related to Neoproterozoic expansion · 20
Protist → After, Amoebozoa, As, Bangiomorpha, Bicellum, Cercozoa, Cryogenian, Fossils, Gaskiers, Heterotrophic, Late Ediacaran, Mya, Other, Ourasphaira, Proterocladus, Protolagena, Some, Stem, The, Tonian
related to Mitochondria and respiration · 17
Protist → Amoebidium, Apicomplexans, ATP, Besides, Chromera, DNA, For, In, Krebs, Mitochondrial, Mitosomes, Monocercomonoides, Most, MROs, One, The, These
related to Radiation of crown eukaryotes · 15
Protist → CRuMs, Diaphoretickes, Early, Firstly, Following LECA, In, Lastly, LECA, Mesoproterozoic, Paleoproterozoic, Proterozoic, SAR, Secondly, The, These
related to Cytoskeleton · 11
Protist → At, Attached, B1, B2, It, Microtubules, R1, R4, SR, The, This
related to Extreme habitats · 11
Protist → Arctic Ocean, Cyanidioschyzon, Echinamoeba, Eukaryotic, In, Lesser-known, Most, Other, Protists, This, While
related to Evolution and fossil record · 9
Protist → Archean, As, Because, Estimations, Eukaryotic, LECA, Mya, Paleoproterozoic, Prior
related to External links · 9
Protist → Biology, EukaryotesTsukii, Hosei University, Laboratory, Life, March, Protist Information Server, UniEuk Taxonomy AppTree, Updated

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protists algae animals eukaryotes fungi amoebae known plants ciliates also many eukaryotic bacteria red diversity groups life cells like cell

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amoebaeinstance ofexhibiting a wide range of forms0.80text
ciliatesinstance ofexhibiting a wide range of forms0.80text
thick-walled microalgae andinstance ofexhibiting a wide range of forms0.80text
more commonlyinstance ofexhibiting a wide range of forms0.80text
flagellatesinstance ofexhibiting a wide range of forms0.80text
bacteriainstance ofProtist cells tend to host symbionts0.80text
archaeainstance ofProtist cells tend to host symbionts0.80text
usually to support their metabolisminstance ofProtist cells tend to host symbionts0.80text
nutritioninstance ofProtist cells tend to host symbionts0.80text
coralsinstance ofSome form mutualistic relationships with other protists or animals0.80text
termitesinstance ofSome form mutualistic relationships with other protists or animals0.80text
malariainstance ofPathogenic protists cause many well-known human and animal diseases0.80text

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