Choanoflagellate


[koh-uh-noh-flaj-uh-leyt] /ˌkoʊ ə noʊˈflædʒ əˌleɪt/

noun, Zoology.
1.
any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum.

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