Monadofilosa | |
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Cercomonas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | Sar |
Clade: | Rhizaria |
Phylum: | Cercozoa |
Clade: | Filosa |
Subphylum: | Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith, 1997 |
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Monadofilosa is a grouping of Cercozoa. [1] (It is sometimes considered one of three, the other two being Endomyxa and Reticulofilosa.) [2] These organisms are single-celled amoeboid protists.
Monadofilosa is sometimes treated as a superclass rather than a subphylum.[ citation needed ] Monadofilosa includes the testate amoebae known as "testaceans", and the cercomonads. It is sometimes described as Testaceafilosia and Sarcomonadea. [3] It has also been described as Sarcomonadea ( Cercomonas, Heteromita, Bodomorpha, Proleptomonas, Allantion ), Thecofilosea ( Cryptodifflugia, Cryothecomonas ), Spongomonadea ( Spongomonas, Rhipidodendron ), and Imbricatea ( Thaumatomonas, Thaumatomastix, Allas, Gyromitus, Euglypha, Trinema, Paulinella ). [4]
Sainouron has been grouped in Monadofilosa. [5]
Phylogeny based on Bass et al. 2009, [6] Howe et al. 2011 [7] and Bass et al. 2016. [8]
Sarcomonadea (paraphyletic) |