Hemimastigophora
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Hemimastigophora is a group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms including the Spironematellidae, first identified in 1988,[2][1][3] and the Paramastigidae. Over the next 30 years, different authors proposed placing these organisms in various branches of the eukaryotes.[1][4] In 2018 Lax et al. reported the first genetic information for Spironemidae, and suggest that they are from an ancient lineage of eukaryotes which constitute a separate clade from all other eukaryotic kingdoms.[3][4] It may be related to the Telonemia.[5]
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Hemimastigophora | |
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Hemimastix amphikineta, redrawn from Foissner et al., 1988[1] | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Hemimastigophora Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner 1988 sensu Cavalier-Smith 1993[2]: 379 |
Class: | Hemimastigea Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner 1988 |
Order: | Hemimastigida Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner 1988 |
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