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choanoflagellate

noun

Etymology

From choano- + flagellate.

  1. borrowed from flagellātus
  2. prefixed as choanoflagellate — “choano + flagellate”

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the…

    Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.

    • Choanoflagellates are plankton: tiny protozoans that feed on even tinier bacteria.
    • Detailed studies showed that the sponge and the cells of a protist called a choanoflagellate used a different set of genes and proteins to build similar-looking structures.

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