Diplonemid

Diplonemid
Diplonema papillatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Subphylum: Glycomonada
Class: Diplonemea
Cavalier-Smith, 1993
Order: Diplonemida
Cavalier-Smith, 1993
Families
Synonyms
  • Rhynchopodaceae Skuja, 1948 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1993

Diplonemea is a class of biflagellated unicellular protists. Organisms are generally colourless and oblong in shape, with two flagella emerging from a subapical pocket. They possess a large mitochondrial genome composed of fragmented linear DNA. These non-coding sequences must be massively trans-spliced, making it one of the most complicated post-transcriptional editing process known to eukaryotes.

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