'Dinoflagellata' definitions:
Definition of 'Dinoflagellata'
From: WordNet
noun
In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta [syn: Dinoflagellata, order Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, order Cilioflagellata]
Definition of 'Dinoflagellata'
From: 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]