Zoomastigina

plural noun

Zo·o·mas·ti·gi·na | \ -ˈjīnə\

Definition of Zoomastigina

: a subclass of Mastigophora that comprises holozoic or saprozoic flagellates lacking chromatophores and stigma and that includes the orders Hypermastigina, Polymastigina, Protomonadina, and Rhizomastigina — compare phytomastigina

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