Bigyromonadea is a recently described non-
photosynthetic
Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism's activities. Some of this chemical energy is stored in c ...
lineage of
Heterokont
Heterokonts are a group of protists (formally referred to as Heterokonta, Heterokontae or Heterokontophyta). The group is a major line of eukaryotes. Most are algae, ranging from the giant multicellular kelp to the unicellular diatoms, which ...
s that at present contains only one species.
Taxonomy
* Class Bigyromonadea
Cavalier-Smith 1998 .html" ;"title="evelopea Karpov & Aleoshin 2016** Order
Developayellales Doweld 2001 evelopayellida Cavalier-Smith 1987*** Family
Developayellaceae Cavalier-Smith 1997 evelopayellidae**** Genus ''
Developayella''
Tong 1995
***** Species ''
Developayella elegans''
Tong 1995
**** Genus ''
Develorapax''
Karpov & Aleoshin 2016
***** Species ''
Develorapax marinus''
Karpov & Aleoshin 2016
References
External links
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Heterokont classes
Heterokonts