choanoflagellate

noun

cho·​a·​no·​flagellate

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plural -s

: any of numerous small solitary or colonial aquatic flagellates constituting three families (Phalansteriidae, Codosigidae, and Bicosoecidae) of the order Protomonadina and distinguished from all other flagellates by possession of a contractile protoplasmic collar about the single anterior flagellum compare choanocyte

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Etymology

New Latin Choanoflagellata

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