CHOANOFLAGELLATE


Meaning of CHOANOFLAGELLATE in English

/koh'euh noh flaj"euh layt'/ , n. Zool.

any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum.

[ 1895-1900; Choanoflagellata name of the order. See CHOANOCYTE, FLAGELLATA ]

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