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order Cilioflagellata

order Cilioflagellata

9.9
A group of single-celled water organisms once thought to be tiny animals but now often placed with algae
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : orden Cilioflagellata
  • Some scientists now place members of the order Cilioflagellata in the phylum Pyrrophyta.

Examples

  • The order Cilioflagellata includes several species once classified as protozoans.

  • The order Cilioflagellata includes various single-celled organisms.

  • Research on the order Cilioflagellata has led to a better understanding of plankton diversity.

  • Did you know that order Cilioflagellata is often studied in marine biology?

  • Research on the order Cilioflagellata has led to a better understanding of plankton diversity.

  • Some scientists now place members of the order Cilioflagellata in the phylum Pyrrophyta.

  • The order Cilioflagellata includes several species once classified as protozoans.

Synonyms

Cilioflagellata
vsorder Cilioflagellata
  • Specialized
9.9

Small single-celled water organisms that have tiny hairs and a tail for movement

is the former taxonomic rank of order now often placed in Pyrrophyta

Surface Forms

order Cilioflagellata singular
orders Cilioflagellata plural

Morphology

order + Cilioflagellata

The phrase combines the noun 'order' (a taxonomic rank) with the taxon name 'Cilioflagellata' so its meaning — the taxonomic order that contains those single-celled organisms — is directly and compositionally derivable from the constituents. Although technical, the construction 'order + taxon name' is a regular, cross-linguistic naming pattern, so a learner who knows both parts can understand it.

Etymology

Order Cilioflagellata comes from the roots cilio, meaning 'little hairs', and flagellata, meaning 'whip-like tail'. These tiny single cells often have hair-like cilia and a whip-like tail to move, so the name describes a group called an 'order' of tiny cells that share those features.