Alveolata

See also: alveolata

Translingual

Phylogenetic tree of alveolate protozoans

Polykrikos and Strombidium

Etymology

From Latin alveolātus (“alveolate”), from alveus.

Proper noun

Alveolata

1. The alveolate protists or chromists:
   1. A taxonomic superphylum within the subkingdom Biciliata.
   2. A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Halvaria.

Hypernyms

• (superphylum in Biciliata): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Biciliata - subkingdom; Neozoa - infrakingdom
• (superphylum in Halvaria): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom

Hyponyms

• (superphylum in Biciliata): Myzozoa, Ciliophora - classes
• (superphylum in Halvaria): Miozoa, Ciliophora - phyla
  • Protalveolata, Myzozoa; Intramacronucleata, Postciliodesmatophora - subphyla

References

• Alveolata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alveolata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Alveolata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alveolata at World Register of Marine Species
• Alveolata at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Alveolata at the Tree of Life Web Project