Collodictyonidae (also Diphylleidae) is a group of aquatic, unicellular

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organisms with two to four terminal flagella. They feed by phagocytosis, ingesting other unicellular organisms like

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and

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. The most remarkable fact of this clade is its uncertain position in the tree of life. Recent molecular analyses place Collodictyonids (e.g.

Collodictyon ''Collodictyon'' is a genus of single-celled, omnivorous eukaryotes belonging to the collodictyonids, also known as diphylleids. Due to their mix of cellular components, Collodictyonids do not belong to any well-known kingdom-level grouping of th ...

) in a clade also containing Rigifilida and Mantamonadidae. This clade has been named CRuMs and is sister to Amorphea.

Phylogeny

Taxonomy

* Class Diphyllatea Cavalier-Smith 2003 nisomonadea; Diphyllatia Cavalier-Smith 2003** Order Diphylleida Cavalier-Smith 1993 ollodictyonida *** Family Sulcomonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2012 **** Genus '' Sulcomonas'' Brugerolle 2006 ***** Species ''S. lacustris'' Brugerolle 2006 *** Family Diphylleidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 ollodictyonidae Brugerolle et al. 2002**** Genus '' Diphylleia'' Massart 1920 non Michaux 1803 'Aulacomonas''_Skuja_1939.html" ;"title="Aulacomonas.html" ;"title="'Aulacomonas">'Aulacomonas'' Skuja 1939">Aulacomonas.html" ;"title="'Aulacomonas">'Aulacomonas'' Skuja 1939***** Species ''D. rotans'' Massart 1920 [''Aulacomonas submarina'' Skuja 1939] **** Genus ''

'' Carter 1865 ***** Species ''C. hongkongense'' Skvortzov 1968 ***** Species ''C. indicum'' Iyengar 1981 ***** Species ''C. oxycareni'' Franchini 1922 ***** Species ''C. sparsevacuolatum'' Skuja 1956 ***** Species ''C. triciliatum'' Carter 1865

References

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