Zoomastigophora
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Zoomastigophora refers to the phylum more commonly known as Zooflagellates under the Kingdom Protista. They are single-celled, eukaryote
, and heterotrophic and may form symbiotic relationships with other organisms, an example of which is Trichomonas
.. They also may be parasitic, causing diseases such as the African Sleeping Sickness, caused by the zooflagellate Trypanosoma
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Eukaryote
A eukaryote is an organism whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within membranes. Eukaryotes may more formally be referred to as the taxon Eukarya or Eukaryota. The defining membrane-bound structure that sets eukaryotic cells apart from prokaryotic cells is the nucleus, or nuclear...
, and heterotrophic and may form symbiotic relationships with other organisms, an example of which is Trichomonas
Trichomonas
Trichomonas is a genus of anaerobic protists that are parasites of vertebrates. They are included with the parabasalids.Species of Trichomonas include:*Trichomonas vaginalis, an organism generally living inside the vagina of humans...
.. They also may be parasitic, causing diseases such as the African Sleeping Sickness, caused by the zooflagellate Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids , a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. The name is derived from the Greek trypano and soma because of their corkscrew-like motion. All trypanosomes are heteroxenous and are transmitted via a vector...
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External links
- http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~biol240/labs/lab_06protists/pages/zoomastigo.html
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-zooflagellate.html
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8868448