Acytota

Translingual

Etymology

From a- (“no”) +‎ cyto- (“cell”) +‎ -ota (“having”).

Proper noun

Acytota

1. The taxonomic superdomain of all non-cellular life.
2. The taxonomic domain of viruses and viroids.

Usage notes

When the definition of life includes non-cellular and cellular lifeforms, this is one of the two main divisions, the other being Cytota.

When treated as a domain, its compatriot domains of life are usually divided into three, the taxonomic domains, the prokaryotes (bacteria or eubacteria; Prokaryota), the eukaryotes (Eukarya / Eukaryota), and the Archaea (archebacteria).

Synonyms

• (superdomain): Aphanobionta (archaic)
• (domain): Virus

Coordinate terms

• Cytota

Related terms

• Eucytota
• Procytota

See also

• Bionta
• Eobionti
• Aphanobionta
• Biota
• Vitae