Biology:Spongomonad

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Short description: Group of protists

Spongomonad
Rhipidodendron splendidum.jpg
Rhipidodendron splendidum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Imbricatea
Order: Spongomonadida
Hibberd 1983
Family: Spongomonadidae
Karpov 1990
Genera
  • Rhipidodendron
  • Spongomonas

The spongomonads are a group of flagellated protists in the phylum Cercozoa. Taxonomically, they compose the family Sarcomonadidae and order Sarcomonadida. They were originally placed among the Reticulofilosa,[1] but were later transferred to Monadofilosa.[2] It includes only two genera:[3]

  • Spongomonas Stein 1878
  • Rhipidodendron Stein 1878

References


Wikidata ☰ Q7579019 entry