Dinema (protist)

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Dinema
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Discoba
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Euglenida
Order: Anisonemida
Family: Anisonemidae
Genus: Dinema
Perty, 1852 [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [2]
  • DinematomonasP.C.Silva, 1960

Dinema, synonym Dinematomonas, is a genus of flagellated algae in the phylum Euglenozoa. [1]

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Description

Like other members of the family Anisonemidae, Dinema consists of single-celled organisms with a larger posterior flagellum by means of which they are able to glide. They are phagotrophic, meaning that they feed by engulfing particles of food, and are non-photosynthetic. [1]

Taxonomy

The genus Dinema was established by Perty in 1852, and is valid under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. However, due to the earlier description of the orchid genus Dinema , it is an illegitimate name under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. [3] As a result, Paul C. Silva Other sources use the genus name DinematomonasP.C.Silva. [2] Dinema is an acceptable name under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. [1]

Dinema is probably paraphyletic with respect to Anisonema . [1]

Species

The genus Dinema contains six species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kostygov, Alexei Y.; Karnkowska, Anna; Votýpka, Jan; Tashyreva, Daria; Maciszewski, Kacper; et al. (2021). "Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses". Open Biology. 11 (3) 200407. doi:10.1098/rsob.200407. PMC   8061765 . PMID   33715388.
  2. 1 2 "Dinema Perty, 1852", Global Biodiversity Information Facility , retrieved 2023-05-19
  3. ↑ "Dinema Lindl.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-05-19
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