Flagellatae

plural noun

Flag·​el·​la·​tae

-lätˌē,

-lātˌē

in some classifications

: a class of flagellated unicellular organisms comprising the Chrysomonadina, Cryptomonadina, Euglenoidina, and closely related flagellate and algal organisms and being nearly equivalent in scope to Phytomastigina of other classifications

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from flagellum + -atae (from Latin, feminine plural of -atus -ate)

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