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Myzozoa is a grouping of specific phyla within Alveolata, that either feed through myzocytosis, or were ancestrally capable of feeding through myzocytosis.

Species

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomChromista
  2. PhylumMyzozoa
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded14,292,080

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Collections
UAM, SBMNH, YPM
Recorded in
United States

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Phyla
  • Evolution
  • Notes
  • References

Myzozoa is a grouping of specific phyla within Alveolata, that either feed through myzocytosis, or were ancestrally capable of feeding through myzocytosis.

It is sometimes described as a phylum, containing the major subphyla Dinozoa and Apicomplexa, plus minor subphyla.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myzozoa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.