Neometanema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
Class: | Euglenida |
Order: | Natomonadida |
Suborder: | Metanemina Cavalier-Smith, 2016[2] |
Family: | Neometanemidae Cavalier-Smith, 2016 |
Genus: | Neometanema Lee & Simpson, 2014[1] |
Type species | |
Neometanema parovale Lee & Simpson, 2014
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Neometanema is a genus of phagotrophic flagellates belonging to the Euglenida, a diverse group of flagellates in the phylum Euglenozoa.[1] It is the sole genus within the monotypic family Neometanemidae and suborder Metanemina.[2] It composes the order Natomonadida together with a closely related clade of osmotrophs known as Aphagea.[3]