Palpitomonas

Palpitomonas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Cryptista
Subphylum: Palpitia
Class: Palpitea
Order: Palpitida
Family: Palpitomonadidae
Cavalier-Smith, 2012
Genus: Palpitomonas
Yabukii & Ishida, 2010

Palpitomonas is a genus of biflagellated protists within the phylum Cryptista, a clade of basal eukaryotes. This genus is especially significant for understanding the early evolution of mitochondria, flagella, and the broader cryptist lineage. Palpitomonas is a key model organism for studying the phylogenetic origins of mitochondria and eukaryotic motility structures, such as flagella. One of the most common species in the genus of Palpitomonas is Palpitomonas bilix, which has been used in genomic and phylogenetic studies due to its special mitochondrial genome structure and basal phylogenetic position.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ Yabuki, Akinori; Inagaki, Yuji; Ishida, Ken-ichiro (2010-10-01). "Palpitomonas bilix gen. et sp. nov.: A Novel Deep-branching Heterotroph Possibly Related to Archaeplastida or Hacrobia". Protist. 161 (4): 523–538. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2010.03.001. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 20418156.