Definition of Phytozoa. Meaning of Phytozoa. Synonyms of Phytozoa

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Definition of Phytozoa

Phytozoa
Phytozoon Phy`to*zo"["o]n, n.; pl. Phytozoa. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A plantlike animal. The term is sometimes applied to zo["o]phytes.

Meaning of Phytozoa from wikipedia

- to refer to four very different groups: Infusoria (ciliates), corals, phytozoa (such as Cryptomonas) and jellyfish. Later, in 1845, Carl Theodor von Siebold...
- four groups: Protozoa (primitive animals), Protophyta (primitive plants), Phytozoa (animal-like plants & plant-like animals), and In 1858, Richard Owen (1804–1892)...