Helkesida

Helkesida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Cercozoa
Superclass: Eoglissa
Class: Helkesea
Cavalier-Smith 2018
Order: Helkesida
Cavalier-Smith 2018[1]
Families[1][2]
Diversity
24 species

Helkesida (formerly known as Sainouroidea)[1] is a group of microscopic protists belonging to the supergroup Rhizaria, both discovered through molecular phylogenetic analyses. It contains amoeboid flagellates with two flagella. They are either free-living, mostly on fecal matter, or live inside the gut of animals. Among these amoebae, one lineage has independently evolved aggregative multicellularity similarly to slime moulds.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Cavalier-Smith; Ema E Chao; Rhodri Lewis (17 April 2018). "Multigene phylogeny and cell evolution of chromist infrakingdom Rhizaria: contrasting cel organisation of sister phyla Cercozoa and Retaria". Protoplasma. doi:10.1007/S00709-018-1241-1. ISSN 0033-183X. PMC 6133090. PMID 29666938. Wikidata Q53073157.
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