Apusomonad

Apusomonad
Podomonas kaiyoae SEM image. AF: anterior flagellum. PF: posterior flagellum. T: tusk. Brackets: acronemes. Arrows and arrowheads: pseudopodium. Scale bar = 5 μm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Podiata
Clade: Amorphea
Clade: Obazoa
Class: Thecomonadea
Cavalier-Smith 1993, emend. 2013
Order: Apusomonadida
Karpov & Mylnikov 1989
Family: Apusomonadidae
Karpov & Mylnikov 1989
Genera

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Diversity
28 species

The apusomonads (family Apusomonadidae) are a group of protozoan zooflagellates that glide on surfaces, and mostly consume prokaryotes. They are of particular evolutionary interest because they appear to be the sister group to the opisthokonts, the clade that includes both animals and fungi. Together with the Breviatea, these form the Obazoa clade.

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