Granofilosea is a class of cercozoans in the subphylum
Filosa.
Three groups that were traditionally considered
heliozoa
Heliozoa, commonly known as sun-animalcules, are microbial eukaryotes ( protists) with stiff arms ( axopodia) radiating from their spherical bodies, which are responsible for their common name. The axopodia are microtubule-supported projections f ...
ns belong here: the
Heliomonadida
The Heliomonadida (formerly Dimorphida) are a small group of heliozoan amoeboids that are unusual in possessing flagella throughout their life cycle.
Classification
Genetic studies place them among the Cercozoa, a group including various other ...
,
Desmothoracida and
Gymnosphaerida, which were recently grouped into the new class of Granofilosea.
Taxonomy
* Class Granofilosea
Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
** Family ?
Microgromiidae De Saedeleer 1934
*** Genus ''
Apogromia''
de Saedeleer 1934
*** Genus ''
Belaria''
de Saedeleer 1934
*** Genus ''
Heterogromia''
de Saedeleer 1934
*** Genus ''
Microgromia''
Hertwig & Lesser 1874
*** Genus ''
Paralieberkuehnia''
de Saedeleer 1934
** Order ?
Axomonadida xonucleoaxoplastiales*** Family
Tetradimorphidae Febvre-Chevalier & Febvre 1984
**** Genus ''
Tetradimorpha''
Hsiung 1927
** Order
Desmothoracida Honigberg et al. 1964 ryptaxohelida; Desmothoraca Hertwig & Lesser 1874; Clathrulinida Starobogatov 1980*** Family
Clathrulinidae Claus 1874
**** Genus ''
Actinosphaeridium''
Zacharias 1893
**** Genus ''
Cienkowskya''
Schaudinn 1896 non Regel & Rach 1859 non Solms 1867
**** Genus ''
Clathrulina
Order Desmothoracida, the desmothoracids, are a group of heliozoan protists, usually sessile and found in freshwater environments. The adult is a spherical cell around 10-20 μm in diameter surrounded by a perforated organic lorica, or shell, wi ...
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Cienkowski 1867
**** Genus ''
Elaeorhanis''
Greeff 1873
**** Genus ''
Hedriocystis''
Hertwig & Lesser 1874
**** Genus ''
Penardiophrys''
Mikrjukov 2000
** Order
Cryptofilida
Cryptofilida () is an order of small heterotrophic protists in the phylum Cercozoa. They are Filose pseudopodia, filose amoebae that lack cilia and gliding motility, gliding, and are instead characterized by movement through branching or unbranche ...
Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
*** Family
Mesofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
**** Genus ''
Mesofila
''Mesofila'' () is a genus of freshwater heterotrophic protists of the phylum Cercozoa. It is the only genus in the family Mesofilidae. It is a monotypic genus, with the sole species ''M. limnetica'' (). Morphology
''Mesofila limnetica'' are smal ...
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Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
*** Family
Nanofilidae
''Nanofila'' () is a genus of marine heterotrophic protists of the phylum Cercozoa. It is the only genus in the family Nanofilidae. It is a monotypic genus, with the sole species ''N. marina''. Morphology
''Nanofila'' are small amoebae with unbr ...
Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
**** Genus ''
Nanofila
''Nanofila'' () is a genus of marine heterotrophic protists of the phylum Cercozoa. It is the only genus in the family Nanofilidae. It is a monotypic genus, with the sole species ''N. marina''. Morphology
''Nanofila'' are small amoebae with unbr ...
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Bass et al. 2009
** Order
Limnofilida
Granofilosea is a class of cercozoans in the subphylum Filosa.
Three groups that were traditionally considered heliozoa
Heliozoa, commonly known as sun-animalcules, are microbial eukaryotes (protists) with stiff arms ( axopodia) radiating from ...
Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
*** Family
Limnofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
**** Genus ''
Limnofila''
Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
** Order
Leucodictyida
Granofilosea is a class of cercozoans in the subphylum Filosa.
Three groups that were traditionally considered heliozoans belong here: the Heliomonadida, Desmothoracida and Gymnosphaerida, which were recently grouped into the new class of Gran ...
Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend. 2003
*** Family
Massisteriidae
Massisteriidae is a family of granofilosean protists within the phylum Cercozoa. Taxonomy
Massisteriidae contains two genera:
*''Massisteria''
**''Massisteria marina''
**''Massisteria voersi
''Massisteria'' is a genus of Cercozoa. They are n ...
Cavalier-Smith 1993
**** Genus ''
Massisteria''
Larsen & Patterson 1990
**** Genus ''
Minimassisteria''
Arndt & Cavalier-Smith 2011
*** Family
Leucodictyidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 eticulamoebidae**** Genus ''
Leucodictyon''
Grell 1991
**** Genus ''
Reticulamoeba''
Grell 1994
**** Genus ''
Thalassomyxa''
Grell 1985
References
External links
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Cercozoa classes
Taxa named by Thomas Cavalier-Smith
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