1. Mastigophora
Alex Lee

2. Definition
A phylum of protozoans the kingdom Protista, consisting mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms.
Phytomastigophorea –resembling plants
Zoomastigophorea- resembling animals

3. characteristics
Many flagellates have a thin, firm pellicle (outer covering) or a coating of a jellylike substance.
Asexual (by binary fission)
Sexual (Meiosis)
Has one or more flagella
Unicellular with one nucleus
Heterotrophic
Ancient- links plants and animals

4. Impact on human
Some of them are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
Parasitic members of the Mastigophora are the causative organisms of disease in humans and other animals. Trypanosomes, for example, are the cause of African sleeping sickness and Chagas' disease, and giardiasis is caused by the mastigophoran Giardia lamblia.

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