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EncyclopediaProtozoaProtozoa, formerly, the name of an animal phylum comprising a large, diverse assortment of microscopic or near-microscopic one-celled heterotrophic organisms (protozoans). The term “protozoan” (or the collective plural “protozoa”) continues to be used informally; the organisms are now more commonly placed in any of five phyla in the kingdom Protista. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Protozoa from Infoplease:
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- Max Johann Sigismund Schultze - Schultze, Max Johann Sigismund Schultze, Max Johann Sigismund , 1825–74, German biologist, ...
- Fritz Schaudinn - Schaudinn, Fritz Schaudinn, Fritz , 1871–1906, German zoologist. He confirmed the work of Sir ...
- Metazoa - Metazoa Metazoa , subkingdom of the animal kingdom comprising the multicellular animals in the ...
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