AlveolateThe alveolates are a group of protists, considered a major clade within Eukaryota. They are currently grouped with the Stramenopiles and Rhizaria among the protists with tubulocristate mitochondria into the SAR supergroup. It is ranked as a superphylum in Ruggiero et al., 2015. CharacteristicsThe most notable shared characteristic is the presence of cortical (near the surface) alveoli (sacs). These are flattened vesicles (sacs) arranged as a layer just under the membrane and supporting it, typically contributing...
EukaryoteThe eukaryotes () are cellularorganisms of the domainEukaryota or Eukarya, which have a distinct cell nucleus (formed by a nuclear membrane), membrane-bound organelles and often complex cellular architecture supported by cytoskeleton. Extant eukaryotes are traditionally grouped into four kingdoms, namely animals, plants, fungi and protists, the lattermost being a basalparaphyletic group that includes all algae, amoebae, flagellates and ciliates but now considered a wastebasket taxon and replaced with newer class...
Taxonomy (biology)In biology, taxonomy (from Ancient Greekτάξις (taxis)'arrangement' and -νομία (-nomia)'method') is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Modern approaches prioritize common ancestry and evolutionary relationships. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon), and these groups are given a taxonomic rank; groups of a given rank can be aggregated to form a more inclusive group of higher rank, thus crea...*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.