kingdom Protoctista
n 1: in most modern classifications, replacement for the
Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta;
Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular
protists and their descendant multicellular organisms:
regarded as distinct from plants and animals [syn:
{Protoctista}, {kingdom Protoctista}]