what are the three major groups of protists
Protists were traditionally subdivided into several groups based on similarities to the higher kingdoms: the unicellular animal-like protozoa, the plant-like protophyta (mostly unicellular algae), and the fungus-like slime molds and water molds.mong the pioneers in the study of the protists, which were almost ignored by Linnaeus except for some algae, were Leeuwenhoek, O. F. Mueller, MÃ¼ller. C. G ehrenberg And Felix. FÃ©lix dujardin the first groups used to classify microscopic organism Were the animalcules And. the infusoria
Protists are a group made up of protozoa, unicellular algae, and slime molds. We will concentrate on the animal portion of this group: the protozoa (proto = first, zoa = animals).