Euglenophyta
noun pluralEu·gle·noph·y·ta | \ ˌyü-glə-ˈnäf-ət-ə 
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\Medical Definition of Euglenophyta
: a division of algae that is equivalent to the protozoan order Euglenida of the subphylum Mastigophora and includes mostly unicellular flagellates which are both photosynthetic and heterotrophic
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