Meaning of choanoflagellate | Babel Free

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Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.

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“Choanoflagellates are plankton: tiny protozoans that feed on even tinier bacteria.”

“Detailed studies showed that the sponge and the cells of a protist called a choanoflagellate used a different set of genes and proteins to build similar-looking structures.”

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