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| Bigyromonada | |
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| Develorapax marinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Clade: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Bigyromonada Cavalier-Smith 1998 [1] |
| Classes [2] | |
Bigyromonada is a recently proposed non-photosynthetic subphylum of stramenopiles that at present contains two classes [2] [3] [4] and with uncertain monophyly. [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Bigyromonads are characterized by biciliate cells that feed on bacteria through phagotrophy. They are marine organisms. [2]