Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Joanne
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A group of protists, considered as main superphylum and clade within Eukarya is called alveolates and it is also known as Alveolata. It is a large group that includes Ciliophora, Dinoflagellata, and Apicomplexa. The presence of cortical alveoli is the most notable shared feature of alveolata.

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