Protozoa

id: protozoa-182-11073521
title: Protozoa
text: Protozoa are a polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic debris. Historically, protozoans were regarded as "one-celled animals". When first introduced by Georg Goldfuss, in 1818, the taxon Protozoa was erected as a class within the Animalia, with the word 'protozoa' meaning "first animals", because they often possess animal-like behaviours, such as motility and predation, and lack a cell wa
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description: Single-celled eukaryotic organisms that feed on organic matter
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protozoa
date created: 2001-05-03T01:10:41Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T10:57:06Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Protozoa_collage_2.jpg","width":2539,"height":2928}
fields total: 13
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