Neobodo

Neobodo
Neobodo designis (A) Schematic drawing; (B) Photo, where the arrow indicates the apical flagellar pocket. Scale of 5 µm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Discoba
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastea
Order: Neobodonida
Family: Neobodonidae
Genus: Neobodo
Vickerman, 2004
Species
  • Neobodo alexeieffii (Lemmermann, 1913)
  • Neobodo amoebinus (Lemmermann, 1908)
  • Neobodo borokensis
  • Neobodo caudatus (Dujardin, 1841)
  • Neobodo celer (Klebs, 1892)
  • Neobodo compressus (Moroff, 1903)
  • Neobodo cruzi (Hartmann & Chagas, 1910)
  • Neobodo curvifilus
  • Neobodo designis (Skuja) Moreira, Lopez-Garcia & Vickerman, 2004
  • Neobodo cf. designis
  • Neobodo fusiformis (Stokes, 1890)
  • Neobodo globosus (Stein, 1878)
  • Neobodo sp. KL
  • Neobodo minimus (Klebs, 1892)
  • Neobodo mutabilis (Klebs, 1892)
  • Neobodo ovatus (Dujardin, 1841)
  • Neobodo putrinus (Stokes, 1881)
  • Neobodo repens (Klebs, 1892)
  • Neobodo saliens
  • Neobodo underboolensis (Ruinen, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Alphamonas

Neobodo are diverse protists belonging to the eukaryotic supergroup Excavata. They are Kinetoplastids in the subclass Bodonidae. They are small, free-living, heterotrophic flagellates with two flagella of unequal length used to create a propulsive current for feeding. As members of Kinetoplastids, they have an evident kinetoplast There was much confusion and debate within the class Kinetoplastid and subclass Bodonidae regarding the classification of the organism, but finally the new genera Neobodo was proposed by Keith Vickerman. Although they are one of the most common flagellates found in freshwater, they are also able to tolerate saltwater Their ability to alternate between both marine and freshwater environments in many parts of the world give them a “cosmopolitan” character. Due to their relatively microscopic size ranging between 4–12 microns, they are further distinguished as heterotrophic nanoflagellates. This small size ratio limits them as bacterivores that swim around feeding on bacteria attached to surfaces or in aggregates.

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