I said protits not protist. I gather google did not be fruitful in your search for the mighty protit. Let me assist.
"Called the microzyma, somatid, protit or other names, depending on the scientist that named it. In this hibernation form, it has been found to be indestructable: "... over the years somatids were revealed to be virtually indestructible! They have resisted exposure to carbonization temperatures of 200 degree C and more."
"Enderlein demonstrated and published in 1921 and 1925 that the smallest unit of life is not the cell, but the protit, named microzyma by Bechamp and somatid by Gaston Naessens. "