Glissandra

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]

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 similis Lee, 2006 Glissandra oviformis Yazaki et al., 2025

Phylogeny

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