kingdom protoctista

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kingdom protoctista - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kingdom Protoctista
      n 1: in most modern classifications, replacement for the
           Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta;
           Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular
           protists and their descendant multicellular organisms:
           regarded as distinct from plants and animals [syn:
           Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista]