Mastigophora

Translingual

Etymology 1

From neuter plural of New Latin mastigophorus, from Ancient Greek μαστιγοφόρος (mastigophóros, “scourge-bearing”), from μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, “carrying, bearing”).

Proper noun

Mastigophora

1. A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Sarcomastigophora – many unicellular heterotrophic protozoans.

Hypernyms

• (superclass):

Hyponyms

• (superclass): Phytomastigophorea, Zoomastigophorea - classes

References

• Flagellate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mastigophora Diesing on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

Mastigophora diclados

From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip”) + φορά (phorá, “production, crop”).

Proper noun

Mastigophora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mastigophoraceae – a group of leafy liverworts.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Charophyta - superphylum; Marchantiophyta - phylum; Jungermanniopsida - class; Jungermanniidae - subclass; Jungermanniales - order; Mastigophoraceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mastigophora woodsii - type species

References

• Jungermanniales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mastigophoraceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mastigophoraceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mastigophora at Tropicos