The given statements describe a group of organisms. (i) Instead of a cell wall they have a protein rich pellicle making their body flexible. (ii) They have 2 flagella, a short and a long one. (iii) They show mixotrophic nutrition. (iv) They are connecting links between plants and animals. Which of the following groups is referred here?

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Euglenoids are unicellular aquatic alga that belongs to the kingdom Protista. Many of these organisms exhibit characteristics of both plants and animals. In this many of them have 2 flagella that emerges out of the cytostome through cytopharynx and are motile. Out of the two flagella, one is short and the other one is a long one. Instead of cell walls, they have a protein-rich pellicle that helps in maintaining the definite shape of the body. Nutrition in Euglena is accomplished by holophytic (able to synthesize or