Gyrista | |
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Gyristan representatives (clockwise from top-left): water mould, brown algae, diatoms, Develorapax. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | TSAR |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista Cavalier-Smith 1998[1] |
Subgroups[2][3] | |
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Gyrista is a phylum of heterokont protists containing three diverse groups: the mostly photosynthetic Ochrophyta, the parasitic Pseudofungi, and the recently described group of nanoflagellates known as Bigyromonada.[2] Members of this phylum are characterized by the presence of a helix or a double helix/ring system in the ciliary transition region.[1]