Glissandra

Glissandra
Differential interference contrast micrographs of Glissandra oviformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	CRuMs
Order:	Glissandrida Yazaki et al., 2025
Family:	Glissandridae Yazaki et al., 2025
Genus:	Glissandra Patterson & Simpson, 1996
Type species
Glissandra innuerende Patterson & Simpson, 1996
Other species
Glissandra similisLee, 2006 Glissandra oviformisYazaki et al., 2025

Glissandra is a genus of heterotrophic gliding biflagellate protists. It belongs to the monotypic family Glissandridae and monotypic order Glissandrida. It contains three species; the type species Glissandra innuerende, Glissandra similis and the newly described Glissandra oviformis. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Phylogeny

CRuMs	Mantamonadida Cavalier-Smith 2004 GlissandridaYazaki et al. 2025 Rigifilida Karpov & Mylnikov 1989 Diphylleida Cavalier-Smith 1993

References

1. Patterson, David J.; Simpson, A. G. B. (1996-12-31). "Heterotrophic flagellates from coastal marine and hypersaline sediments in Western Australia" . European Journal of Protistology. 32 (4): 423–448. doi:10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80003-4. ISSN   0932-4739.
2. Je Lee, Won (2006-06-01). "Some Free-Living Heterotrophic Flagellates from Marine Sediments of Tropical Australia" . Ocean Science Journal. 41 (2): 75–95. doi:10.1007/BF03022413. ISSN   1738-5261.
3. Yazaki, Euki; Harada, Ryo; Isogai, Ryu; Bamba, Kohei; Ishida, Ken-ichiro; Inagaki, Yuji; Shiratori, Takashi (2025-06-04). "Glissandra oviformis n. sp.: a novel predatory flagellate illuminates the character evolution within the eukaryotic clade CRuMs". Open Biology. 15 (6): 250057. doi: 10.1098/rsob.250057 . PMC   12133344 . PMID   40460873.