Histiona

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Histiona
Jakobida.svg
Four jakobid species, showing groove and flagella: Jakoba libera (ventral view), Stygiella incarcerata (ventral view), Reclinomonas americana (dorsal view), and Histiona aroides (ventral view)
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Histiona

Voigt 1902
Type species
Histiona zachariasi
Voigt 1902
Species
  • H. aroidesPascher 1943
  • H. zachariasiVoigt 1902
  • H. velifera(Voigt 1901) Pascher 1943
Synonyms
  • ZachariasiaVoigt 1901 non Lemmermann 1895

Histiona is a genus of Excavata containing four species. It has a worldwide distribution. [1]

It is a Jakobid. [2]

References

  1. "Histiona Max Voigt, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. Simpson AG, Patterson DJ (2001). "On core jakobids and excavate taxa: the ultrastructure of Jakoba incarcerata". J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 48 (4): 480–92. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00183.x. PMID   11456326.