A phylum of single-celled protists that includes both photosynthetic species with chloroplasts and purely predatory or parasitic species with none, unified by a distinctive whip-like flagellum and a supporting protein strip beneath the cell membrane. Euglenozoa includes the trypanosome parasites responsible for African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Euglenozoa
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Source Wikidata: Euglena Gracilis
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ499086, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Euglenozoa
Wikidata Q25834462, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Euglena
Parent Taxon Of: Euglena, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Euglena Gracilis
Euglenozoa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Algal and Protist Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Algal and Protist Phyla, Lead
Euglenozoa are a large group of flagellate Discoba.
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