Flagellatae
plural noun
Flag·el·la·tae
-lätˌē,
-lātˌē
in some classifications
: a class of flagellated unicellular organisms comprising the Chrysomonadina, Cryptomonadina, Euglenoidina, and closely related flagellate and algal organisms and being nearly equivalent in scope to Phytomastigina of other classifications
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from flagellum + -atae (from Latin, feminine plural of -atus -ate)