What is another word for protistan?
Pronunciation: [pɹˈɒtɪstˌan] (IPA) 
Protistan is a term that characterizes a diverse group of unicellular eukaryotes that are commonly found in various environments such as water, soil, and other organisms. Sometimes, researchers and scientists use other terms to refer to protistans, such as protozoans, protists, unicellular organisms, and microorganisms. Protozoans are single-celled microorganisms, and protists differentiate from other eukaryotes in that they are unicellular and have no specialized tissues. Unicellular organisms, on the other hand, are organisms that are made up of a single cell while microorganisms refer to minute living organisms that can only be seen with a microscope. All of these synonyms refer to the same group of microorganisms that are diverse in their size, shape, and mode of nutrition.
