| Imasa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Malawimonada |
| Phylum: | Malawimonada |
| Class: | Malawimonadea |
| Order: | Malawimonadida |
| Family: | Imasidae Heiss, Simpson & Kim 2020 |
| Genus: | Imasa Heiss, Simpson & Kim 2020 |
| Species: | I. heleensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Imasa heleensis Heiss, Simpson & Kim 2020
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| Type strain | |
| AMNH_IZC 00343331 | |
Imasa is a genus of marine flagellates containing the single species Imasa heleensis, discovered in 2020 in the Solomon Islands.[1] It is the first marine member of a basal group of eukaryotes known as Malawimonadida.[2] It is the only member of the family Imasidae.[1]