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Eukaryota

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Definition: One of the three domains of life (the others being BACTERIA and ARCHAEA), also called Eukarya. These are organisms whose cells are enclosed in membranes and possess a nucleus. They comprise almost all multicellular and many unicellular organisms, and are traditionally divided into groups (sometimes called kingdoms) including ANIMALS; PLANTS; FUNGI; and various algae and other taxa that were previously part of the old kingdom Protista.  do not confuse with EUKARYOTIC CELLS; specific algae and protozoa are located under various groups treed under Eukaryota   
Examples Alveolata; Amoebozoa; Animals; Choanoflagellata; Cryptophyta; Diplomonadida; Euglenozoa; Fungi; Haptophyta; Mesomycetozoea; Oxymonadida; Parabasalidea; Plants; Retortamonadidae; Rhizaria; Stramenopiles
Other names Eukaryote; Eukaryotas; Eukarya; Eucarya; Eukaryotes
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
paramylon  51052-65-4   *Glucans Eukaryota. Biochem J 174(1):283;1978; Gan 67:455;1976

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