Alveolate

Alveolata Fossil range: Ediacaran - Recent
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Chromalveolata Superphylum: Alveolata
Phyla
Ciliophora Apicomplexa Dinoflagellata

The alveolates is a grouping of protists.

Phyla

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Alveolata

This comprising are three phyla:

• Cilaiates, very common protozoa, with many short cilia arranged in rows
• Apicomplexa, parasitic protozoa that lack locomotive structures except in gametes
• Dinoflagellate, mostly marine flagellates, many of which have chloroplasts