choanoflagellate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of choanoflagellate
1895–1900; < New Latin Choanoflagellata name of the order. See choanocyte, flagellata ( def. )
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Others say it likely evolved from a tiny teardrop-shaped protist called a choanoflagellate, which swam around eating bacteria like a “mini carnivore,” Wiens says.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 30, 2019
And choanoflagellate genomes don't anticipate multicellularity in every respect; they lack some critical genes, including transcription factors such as Pax and Sox, important in animal development.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 28, 2018
The image on the left shows a choanoflagellate, which is a single-celled protest.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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