infusoria
Noun
Meaning
One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of species, all of minute size.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
subclass infusoria
fry
midge
runt
fly
mouse
gnat
barleycorn
bacteria
button
bubble
insect
mustard
millet
microbe
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Aquarium use Infusoria are used by owners of aquariums to feed fish fry ; newly hatched fry of many common aquarium species can be successfully raised on this food during early development due to its size and nutritional content.
In modern formal classifications, the term is considered obsolete; the microorganisms previously included in the Infusoria are mostly assigned to the kingdom Protista which itself is a polyphyletic assemblage of groups.