Terms Related to Diplomonadida

• Chilomastix

  A class of protozoa consisting of animal-like flagellates. Its organisms are heterotrophic and have one-to-many flagella. This class includes one superorder, Parabasalidea, and six orders: ...

• Volvocida

  An order of plantlike, flagellate protozoa commonly found in freshwater habitats. Characteristics include the presence of a cellulose wall and two-to-four equal, smooth, apical flagella.

• Kinetoplastida

  An order of flagellate protozoa. Characteristics include the presence of one or two flagella arising from a depression in the cell body and a single ...

• Physarida

  An order of protozoa characterized by a peridium and capillitium that are calcareous and a spore mass that is usually dark-colored.

• Ciliophora

  A phylum of protozoa characterized by the presence of cilia at some time during the life cycle. It comprises three classes: KINETOFRAGMINOPHOREA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; and POLYMENOPHOREA.

• Sipunculida

  A class of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites.

• Rotational Atherectomy

  Percutaneous transluminal procedure for removing atheromatous plaque from the coronary arteries. Both directional (for removing focal atheromas) and rotational (for removing concentric atheromatous plaque) atherectomy ...