Protista jsou jednobuněčné, ale i mnohobuněčné eukaryotické organismy, které nejsou živočichové, vyšší rostliny nebo houby. Protista tvoří naprostou většinu „hluboké“ eukaryotické diverzity, což vedlo k zásadní změně systému eukaryot ve 21. století. Výzkum protist je nezbytný pro pochopení vzniku eukaryotické buňky. V současnosti je známo přibližně 80 000 druhů protist, jejich skutečná diverzita je však mnohem vyšší.
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Protists are unicellular but also multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are not animals, land plants, or fungi. Protists make up the vast majority of deep evolutionary lineages of eukaryotes, which led to fundamental changes in eukaryotic taxonomy in the 21st century. Research into protists is essential for understanding the origin of the eukaryotic cell. Approximately 80 000 species of protists have been described. Their real diversity is, however, certainly much higher.
