Spironematellidae
Family of heterotrophic flagellates, in the group Hemimastigophora / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spironematellidae (previously known as Spironemidae)[1] is a family of heterotrophic flagellates, in the group Hemimastigophora. They vary in size and shape from the ellipsoid Hemimastix amphikineta (14 × 7 μm) to the vermiform Spironematella terricola (43 × 3 μm), and are united by the possession of two rows of cilia, called kineties.[2]
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Hemimastix amphikineta | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Hemimastigophora |
Class: | Hemimastigea |
Order: | Hemimastigida |
Family: | Spironematellidae Silva 1980 emend. Shɨshkin 2022[1] |
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Phylogenomic analysis shows that Hemimastigophora are a distinct and ancient lineage of eukaryotic organisms, forming a possible sister clade to the supergroup Diaphoretickes.[3][4]