Hemimastigophora

Hemimastigophora
Hemimastix amphikineta, redrawn from Foissner et al., 1988
Hemimastix amphikineta, redrawn from Foissner et al., 1988[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Hemimastigophora
Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner 1988 sensu Cavalier-Smith 1993[1]: 379 
Class: Hemimastigea
Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner 1988
Order: Hemimastigida
Foissner, Blatterer & Foissner 1988
Families
Synonyms
  • Spironematellozoa Doweld 2001

Hemimastigophora is a group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms including the Spironematellidae, first identified in 1988,[1][2][3] and the Paramastigidae. Over the next 30 years, different authors proposed placing these organisms in various branches of the eukaryotes.[2][4] In 2018 Lax et al. reported the first genetic information for Spironemidae, and suggest that they are from an ancient lineage of eukaryotes which constitute a separate clade from all other eukaryotic kingdoms.[3][4] It may be related to the Telonemia.[5]

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  5. ^ Tice, Alexander K.; Žihala, David; Pánek, Tomáš; Jones, Robert E.; Salomaki, Eric D.; Nenarokov, Serafim; Burki, Fabien; Eliáš, Marek; Eme, Laura; Roger, Andrew J.; Rokas, Antonis (2021-08-06). "PhyloFisher: A phylogenomic package for resolving eukaryotic relationships". PLOS Biology. 19 (8): e3001365. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001365. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 8345874. PMID 34358228.