[医] 腰鞭毛目

[ noun ]
in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
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Dinoflagellata \Dinoflagellata\ n.
and order of plankton, in some classifications it is
considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others it is
included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta. Its members usually
have two flagella, one of which extends from its center.

Syn: order {Dinoflagellata}, Cilioflagellata, order
{Cilioflagellata}.
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