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‖ Protophyta, n. pl. Bot.|prəʊˈtɒfɪtə|
[mod.L., pl. of prōtophytum, f. Gr. πρῶτος first, proto- + ϕῠτόν plant.]
A primary division of the vegetable kingdom (corresponding to Protozoa in the animal kingdom), comprising the most simply organized plants (usually of microscopic size), each individual consisting of a single cell. (Formerly more vaguely used: see quot. 1858.)
1855[see Protozoa]. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Protophytum, applied (Protophyta, nom. pl. n.) by Fries to the Algæ, which he regarded as the first productions of the vegetable kingdom... Mackay established under this name a division containing the Mucores and Lichenes: a protophyte. 1860H. Spencer in Westm. Rev. Jan. 99 The lowest forms of animal and vegetal life—Protozoa and Protophyta—are chiefly inhabitants of the water. 1895Westm. Gaz. 14 Sept. 8/2 The oysters thrive best upon the living protophyta and protozoa. |