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'''Protists''': An informal term used by biologists to describe a diverse group of [[Eukarya|eukaryotic]] organisms, not classifiable as animals, plants, or fungi — the three familar kingdoms of the domain, [[Eukarya]], viz., [[Animalia]], [[Plantae]], and [[Fungi]] — formerly classified as a fourth kingdom of Eukarya, viz., [[Protista]], but now, through the study of their [[Cladistics|phylogenetic]] evolutionary interrelations, classified into multiple kingdoms, at least seven, but possibly more as the evolutionary relationships remain under study. | '''Protists''': An informal term used by biologists to describe a diverse group of [[Eukarya|eukaryotic]] organisms, not classifiable as animals, plants, or fungi — the three familar kingdoms of the domain, [[Eukarya]], viz., [[Animalia]], [[Plantae]], and [[Fungi]] — formerly classified as a fourth kingdom of Eukarya, viz., [[Protista]], but now, through the study of their [[Cladistics|phylogenetic]] evolutionary interrelations, classified into multiple kingdoms, at least seven, but possibly more as the evolutionary relationships remain under study.<ref name=dawson2002>Dawson SC, Pace NR. (2002) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.062169599 Novel kingdom-level eukaryotic diversity in anoxic environments]. ''Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.'' 99(12): 8324–8329.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:01, 26 October 2010
Protists: An informal term used by biologists to describe a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, not classifiable as animals, plants, or fungi — the three familar kingdoms of the domain, Eukarya, viz., Animalia, Plantae, and Fungi — formerly classified as a fourth kingdom of Eukarya, viz., Protista, but now, through the study of their phylogenetic evolutionary interrelations, classified into multiple kingdoms, at least seven, but possibly more as the evolutionary relationships remain under study.[1]
References
- ↑ Dawson SC, Pace NR. (2002) Novel kingdom-level eukaryotic diversity in anoxic environments. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 99(12): 8324–8329.