Bionta
Translingual
Etymology
Coined by Lee Barker Walton in 1930
Proper noun
Bionta
- (archaic) The taxonomic superempire of all living things.
Usage notes
It was subdivided into three taxonomic empires; Protistodeae (unicellular life, or protists), Metaphytodeae (multicellular plants), and Zoodeae (multicellular animals). In modern usage, plants are organized into the taxonomic kingdom Plantae, animals into Animalia, while unicellular organisms are variously divided.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Akaryobionta
- Aphanobionta
- Chlorobionta
- Cormobionta
- Embryobionta
- Thallobionta
- Tracheobionta
- Vendobionta
Related terms
- Biota
- Eobionti
See also
- Vitae
- Cytota
- Acytota
- Mineralia