Mastigophora
noun plural
Mas·ti·goph·ora
ˌmas-tə-ˈgäf-ə-rə 
in former classifications
: a subphylum of protozoans comprising forms typically having one or more flagella and reproducing asexually usually by binary fission
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“Mastigophora.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Mastigophora. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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