Malawimonas
Sign in to saveMalawimonas is a genus of unicellular, heterotrophic flagellates with uncertain phylogenetic affinities. They have variably been assigned to Excavata and Loukozoa. Recent studies suggest they may be closely related to the Podiata.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Malawimonas is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, species and eukaryote.
Vinony files it under Protist genera and Scotokaryotes.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumLoukozoa
- ClassMalawimonadea
- OrderMalawimonadida
- FamilyMalawimonadidae
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- Parent taxon
- Malawimonadidae
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Discovery history
- Characterization
- Malawimonas, Jakobids, and mitochondrial origin
- Position within Eukaryota
- References
- External links
Malawimonas is a genus of unicellular, heterotrophic flagellates with uncertain phylogenetic affinities. They have variably been assigned to Excavata and Loukozoa. Recent studies suggest they may be closely related to the Podiata.
== Discovery history == In 1993, Charles J. O’ Kelly studied the jakobid group of flagellates and their implications for the early diversification of eukaryotes. He recognized that Jakoba, Reclimonas, and Histonia, often referred to as “core jakobids” were morphologically somewhat similar. Interestingly, they included an unnamed and undescribed free-swimming, flagellate, and also groove-bearing cell.
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