What is a protist?

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Keywords:

Protista, Protoctista, protozoa, algae

Abstract

In the present manuscript, was discussed the use of the term protist, the various system-atic proposals which use the term as kingdom Protista and the unsustainability of the term in the phy-logenetic systematic perspective. Finally, it was support the use of the term only as a didactic resource and restricted to the concept of unicellular eukaryotic organisms.

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Author Biography

André Flávio Soares Ferreira Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei Departamento de Ciências Naturais

Graduado  em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (1998), mestrado em Ciências Biológicas, Comportamento e Ecologia Animal pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (2000) e doutorado em Ciências (Parasitologia) pela Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (2005). Atualmente é Professor do Departamento de Ciências Naturais da Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ)

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Published

2018-12-14

How to Cite

SOARES FERREIRA RODRIGUES, A. F. What is a protist?. Revista de Biologia Neotropical / Journal of Neotropical Biology, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 2, p. 114–116, 2018. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/RBN/article/view/53421. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2018)

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Short Communications

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