Category: Cercozoa

Belongs within: Euglyphida. The Euglyphidae are a family of amoeboids with a test of thin elliptical scales, including specialized scales around the pseudostome with typical indentation (Adl et al. 2012). <==Euglyphidae [Euglyphinae] |–Ampullataria Van Oye 1956LT64 | `–*A. rotunda Van Oye 1956LT64 |–Heteroglypha Thomas & Gauthier-Lièvre 1959 (see below for synonymy)LT64 | |–*H. delicatula Thomas & Gauthier-Lièvre 1959LT64… Continue reading Euglyphidae

Belongs within: Endomyxa. The Ascetosporea are a group of microbial parasites of invertebrates. Members have a complex spore structure of one or more cells, with one or more sporoplasms, and without polar capsules or filaments (Adl et al. 2019). Ascetosporea [Ascetospora] |–Claustrosporidium Larsson 1987 [Claustrosporida]AS12 |–Paradinium Chatton 1910FT93 [ParadiniidaeAS12] | `–P. pouchetiDO17 |–MikrocytidaAB19 | |–Mikrocytos Farley et al.… Continue reading Ascetosporea

Belongs within: Endomyxa. The Gromiidae are a group of amoeboid protists with an organic test. Members of the type genus Gromia are large protists, growing up to 3 mm in diameter. Loeblich & Tappan (1964) included a number of taxa in Gromiidae that are no longer regarded as closely related to Gromia; it is possible that other… Continue reading Gromiidae

Belongs within: Monadofilosa.Contains: Psammonobiotidae, Euglyphidae. The Euglyphida are a group of testate amoeboids, often with a covering of silica scales united by organic cement. Some species of the Paulinellidae have the test entirely organic (Adl et al. 2019). Characters (Adl et al. 2019): Testate amoebae, with shell built of organic material; most taxa with secreted… Continue reading Euglyphida

Belongs within: Sar.Contains: Endomyxa, Monadofilosa. The Cercozoa are a diverse clade of micro-organisms including biciliated and/or amoeboid forms, often with filopodia. Members have kinetosomes connecting to the nucleus with the cytoskeleton, and usually have tubular mitochondrial cristae (Adl et al. 2019). <==Cercozoa (see below for synonymy) |–+–+–AquavolonidaIT19 | | | |–Aquavolon Tikhonenkov, Mylnikov & Bass 2018AB19 |… Continue reading Cercozoa

Belongs within: Cercozoa.Contains: Thaumatomonadida, Sarcomonadea, Euglyphida, Tectofilosida, Phaeodarea, Ebriacea. The Thecofilosea are a lineage of mostly amoeboid protists, often with a robust extracellular theca (Adl et al. 2012). The Marimonadida lack a theca or scales and often have a gliding locomotion (Adl et al. 2019). <==Monadofilosa (see below for synonymy)    |  i. s.: Katabia gromoviEDF04    |         Verrucomonas longifilaDO17    |         ZoelucasaC-S18    |        … Continue reading Monadofilosa

Belongs within: Monadofilosa. The Phaeodarea are a group of amoeboid organisms that commonly possess a skeleton of amorphous silica bound by organic material. Characters (from Adl et al. 2012): Central capsule with thickened, double-layered, capsular wall containing two kinds of pores or openings; large opening known as an “astropylum” or oral pore with a protruding… Continue reading Phaeodarea