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Malawimonad

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Malawimonada (order Malawimonadida) is a phylum of microorganisms. They occupy a basal position in the evolutionary tree of eukaryotes.

Description[change]

Malawimonada is a group of biflagellate, free-living protozoans in freshwater or soil.

Phylogeny[change]

The malawimonads are similar to ancyromonads.

(The diagram below, starts on the left side.) There is no consensus about where Metamonada belongs (or should be) on the diagram.

Eukaryota
Diphoda/Bikonta


Diaphoretickes/CorticataFile:Glaucophyte.jpg



HemimastigophoraFile:Hemimastix amphikineta.png



Excavata

DiscobaFile:Euglena sp.jpg



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Unikonta

MalawimonadaFile:Malawimonas.jpg




AncyromonadaFile:Ancyromonas.png


Podiata

CRuMsFile:Collodictyon pseudopodoa (extracted).jpg


Amorphea

AmoebozoaFile:Amoeba proteus with many pseudopodia.jpg



Obazoa/Crown-group amorpheaFile:Cronoflagelado2.jpg








Related pages[change]

  • Eukaryota, the much larger group in which this group is contained.

Other websites[change]

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