Goniomonadea is a proposed class of
cryptomonads
The cryptomonads (or cryptophytes) are a group of algae, most of which have plastids. They are common in freshwater, and also occur in marine and brackish habitats. Each cell is around 10–50 μm in size and flattened in shape, with an anterio ...
which includes the orders
Goniomonadida
''Goniomonas'' is a genus of Cryptomonads and contains five species. It is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes, including both freshwater and marine species. It lacks plastids, which is very unusual among all of the Cryptophyte genera. It may ref ...
and
Hemiarmida
Hemiarma marina is a monotypic species of cryptomonad discovered off the coast of Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western ...
.
Taxonomy
* Order
Goniomonadida
''Goniomonas'' is a genus of Cryptomonads and contains five species. It is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes, including both freshwater and marine species. It lacks plastids, which is very unusual among all of the Cryptophyte genera. It may ref ...
Novarino & Lucas 1993 Novarino & Lucas 1993">oniomonadales Novarino & Lucas 1993** Family
Goniomonadidae
''Goniomonas'' is a genus of Cryptomonads and contains five species. It is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes, including both freshwater and marine species. It lacks plastids, which is very unusual among all of the Cryptophyte genera. It may ref ...
Hill 1991 Hill 1991">oniomonadaceae Hill 1991*** Genus ''
Goniomonas
''Goniomonas'' is a genus of Cryptomonads and contains five species. It is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes, including both freshwater and marine species. It lacks plastids, which is very unusual among all of the Cryptophyte genera. It may ref ...
''
von Stein 1878
* Order
Hemiarmida
Hemiarma marina is a monotypic species of cryptomonad discovered off the coast of Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western ...
Cavalier-Smith 2017
** Family
Hemiarmidae
Hemiarma marina is a monotypic species of cryptomonad discovered off the coast of Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western ...
Cavalier-Smith 2017
*** Genus ''
Hemiarma
Hemiarma marina is a monotypic species of cryptomonad discovered off the coast of Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western ...
''
Shiratori & Ishida 2016
References
Cryptomonads
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