Protista

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Protista is a diverse kingdom of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants, nor fungi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biological kingdom
taxonomic group
cellOrganization colonial
simple multicellular
unicellular
characterizedBy cells with a true nucleus
cells with membrane-bound organelles
composedOf eukaryotic organisms
containsGroup protists
contrastedWith Animalia
Fungi
Monera
Plantae
excludes animals
fungi
plants
habitat aquatic environments
moist terrestrial environments
hasNutritionType autotrophic
heterotrophic
mixotrophic
historicallyProposedBy Ernst Haeckel
includes algae
amoeboids
apicomplexans
brown algae
ciliates
diatoms
dinoflagellates
euglenoids
foraminiferans
green algae
mostly unicellular organisms
protozoa
radiolarians
red algae
slime molds
some multicellular organisms
water molds
kingdomInDomain Eukarya
movement cilia
flagella
passive floating
pseudopodia
reproductionType asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
roleInEcosystem decomposers
parasites
primary producers
symbionts
taxonomicStatus paraphyletic group
usedIn traditional five-kingdom classification
yearProposed 1866

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Animalia distinguishedFrom Protista
Monera distinguishedFrom Protista
Plantae distinguishedFrom Protista