Acytota
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- (“no”) + cyto- (“cell”) + -ota (“having”).
Proper noun
[edit]Acytota
- The taxonomic superdomain of all non-cellular life.
- The taxonomic domain of viruses and viroids.
Usage notes
[edit]When the definition of life includes non-cellular and cellular lifeforms, this is one of the two main divisions, the other being Cytota.
When treated as a domain, its compatriot domains of life are usually divided into three, the taxonomic domains, the prokaryotes (bacteria or eubacteria; Prokaryota), the eukaryotes (Eukarya / Eukaryota), and the Archaea (archebacteria).
Synonyms
[edit]- (superdomain): Aphanobionta (archaic)
- (domain): Virus