Acytota
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Acytota
Usage notes
When the definition of life includes non-cellular and cellular lifeforms, this is one of the two main divisions, the other being Cytota.
When treated as a domain, its compatriot domains of life are usually divided into three, the taxonomic domains, the prokaryotes (bacteria or eubacteria; Prokaryota), the eukaryotes (Eukarya / Eukaryota), and the Archaea (archebacteria).
Synonyms
- (superdomain): Aphanobionta (archaic)
- (domain): Virus
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- Eucytota
- Procytota
See also
- Bionta
- Eobionti
- Aphanobionta
- Biota
- Vitae
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