Protista

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) +‎ -ista. === Proper noun === Protista (obsolete, historical) A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota – a diverse group of organisms comprising 45 phyla; they are mostly single cellular, and include some algae, the Protozoa, the slime moulds and the water moulds. ==== Usage notes ==== In modern classifications, Protista is obsolete, due to it being a paraphyletic group. ==== Hyponyms ==== (kingdom): Biciliata, Sarcomastigota – subkingdoms ==== Coordinate terms ==== (kingdom): Animalia, Plantae, Fungi === Further reading === Protist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Protista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Protista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons protists at the Encyclopedia of Life Protista at the Tree of Life Web Project