Discoba

Discoba
Light microscopy image of Moramonas marocensis, a jakobid, showing anterior and posterior flagella (AF and PF) and contractile vacuole (CV)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): incertae sedis
Clade: Discoba
Simpson in Hampl et al. 2009
Subgroups

Discoba is a diverse lineage of single-celled protists with two flagella. It is one of the main supergroups of eukaryotes, robustly supported by phylogenetic analyses. It contains three major groups: the Euglenozoa, Heterolobosea, and Jakobida, as well as the species Tsukubamonas globosa.