Dinoflagellata

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dinoflagellata \Dinoflagellata\ n.
     and order of plankton, in some classifications it is
     considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others it is
     included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta. Its members usually
     have two flagella, one of which extends from its center.
  


     Syn: order {Dinoflagellata}, Cilioflagellata, order
          {Cilioflagellata}.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dinoflagellata
       n : in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
           Protista; in others included in the plant phylum
           Pyrrophyta [syn: {order Dinoflagellata}, {Cilioflagellata},
            {order Cilioflagellata}]