Protista

See also: protista

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) +‎ -ista.

Proper noun

Protista

1. A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota – a diverse group of organisms comprising 45 phyla; they are mostly single cellular, and include some algae, the Protozoa, the slime moulds and the water moulds.

Hyponyms

• (kingdom): Biciliata, Sarcomastigota - subkingdoms

Coordinate terms

• (kingdom): Animalia, Plantae, Fungi

Further reading

• Protist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Protista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Protista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• protists at the Encyclopedia of Life
• Protista at the Tree of Life Web Project