Nanomonadea is a class of biciliate

phagotrophic Phagocytosis () is the process by which a cell uses its plasma membrane to engulf a large particle (≥ 0.5 μm), giving rise to an internal compartment called the phagosome. It is one type of endocytosis. A cell that performs phagocytosis is c ...

, non- photosynthetic free-living opalozoans, coontaining the sole order Uniciliatida. This monophyletic group previously known as clade MAST-3 is characterized by a single hairless posterior

cilium The cilium, plural cilia (), is a membrane-bound organelle found on most types of eukaryotic cell, and certain microorganisms known as ciliates. Cilia are absent in bacteria and archaea. The cilium has the shape of a slender threadlike project ...

and absence of an anterior cilium.

Phylogeny

The cladogram below shows the relationships between Nanomonadea and the rest of Opalozoans.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of Nanomonadea is as follows: *Subphylum

Opalozoa Opalozoa is a subphylum of heterotrophic protists of the phylum Bigyra, and is the sister group to Sagenista. Opalozoans are non-photosynthetic heterokonts that are ancestrally phagotrophic but many times have evolved to be osmotrophic sapr ...

**Infraphylum

Placidozoa Placidozoa is a recently defined non- photosynthetic lineage of Heterokonts. Phylogeny Taxonomy Infraphylum Placidozoa Cavalier-Smith 2013 * Superclass Wobblata Cavalier-Smith 2006 stat. n. 2013 ( paraphyletic) ** Class Placididea Moriya, Na ...

***Superclass

Wobblata Wobblata is a paraphyletic grouping of all placidozoans except Opalinata. It unites the classes Placididea, Nanomonadea and Opalomonadea. Description Members of this group are ancestrally aerobic phagotrophic biciliates. They have tubular mito ...

( paraphyletic) ****Class Nanomonadea *****Order Uniciliatida ******Family Solenicolidae – ''

Solenicola ''Solenicola setigera'' is a species of marine stramenopile, and the only species classified within the genus ''Solenicola''. The species ranges between 4–7 µm in diameter and has a complex feeding strategy. Its ecological role within th ...

'' ******Family Incisomonadidae – '' Incisomonas''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q28373662 Placidozoa