Spongomonad

The spongomonads are a group of flagellated protists in the phylum Cercozoa. Taxonomically, they compose the family Sarcomonadidae and order Sarcomonadida. They were originally placed among the Reticulofilosa,^[1] but were later transferred to Monadofilosa.^[2] It includes only two genera:^[3]

• Spongomonas Stein 1878
• Rhipidodendron Stein 1878

Spongomonad
Rhipidodendron splendidum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Cercozoa
Class:	Imbricatea
Order:	Spongomonadida Hibberd 1983
Family:	Spongomonadidae Karpov 1990
Genera
Rhipidodendron Spongomonas