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Neocercomonas
''Neocercomonas'' is a protist genus of the order Cercomonadida. It consists of single-celled bacteriophagous organisms that usually live on or nearby terrestrial plants, both above and belowground. Species are biflagellate and may grow up to 60 micrometers long, with a trailing tail-like mass of protoplasm at their posterior end and a pair of roots connecting their posterior flagellum to the cytoskeleton. Etymology The genus was named by Ekelund ''et al.'' in 2004. The first three letters of the genus name are directly lifted from the Greek ''neo'', meaning 'new', whereas the second part refers to the closely related genus ''Cercomonas'', from which ''Neocercomonas'' was originally distinguished when the former was discovered not to be a monophyletic group. Hence, ''Neocercomonas'' can be interpreted as 'new ''Cercomonas. Higher classifications such as the phylum Cercozoa and the order Cercomonadida also bear similar names, though ''Cercomonas'' was identified first (in 1841). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neocercomonas Jutlandica
''Neocercomonas'' is a protist genus of the order Cercomonadida. It consists of single-celled bacteriophagous organisms that usually live on or nearby terrestrial plants, both above and belowground. Species are biflagellate and may grow up to 60 micrometers long, with a trailing tail-like mass of protoplasm at their posterior end and a pair of roots connecting their posterior flagellum to the cytoskeleton. Etymology The genus was named by Ekelund ''et al.'' in 2004. The first three letters of the genus name are directly lifted from the Greek '' neo'', meaning 'new', whereas the second part refers to the closely related genus ''Cercomonas'', from which ''Neocercomonas'' was originally distinguished when the former was discovered not to be a monophyletic group. Hence, ''Neocercomonas'' can be interpreted as 'new ''Cercomonas. Higher classifications such as the phylum Cercozoa and the order Cercomonadida also bear similar names, though ''Cercomonas'' was identified first (in 1841). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |