Myzozoa
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Not to be confused with Myxozoa.
Myzozoa[1] is a grouping of specific phyla within Alveolata,[2][3] that either feed through myzocytosis, or were ancestrally capable of feeding through myzocytosis.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa Cavalier-Smith & Chao |
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Many protist orders are included within Myzozoa.[1][4]
It is sometimes described as a phylum, containing the major subphyla Dinozoa and Apicomplexa, plus minor subphyla.[5]
The term Myzozoa superseded the previous term "Miozoa", by the same authority, and gave a slightly altered meaning.[6]