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Thaumatomastix Thomseni
''Thaumatomastix'' is a protist genus of the order ''Thaumatomonadida'', within the phylum Cercozoa and the class Imbricatea. Its species are aquatic, feeding on algae and appearing in waters of a wide range of temperatures and Salinity, salinities, and are 15-50 micrometers long. They can interchange between flagellated and amoeboid forms, and are notable for being covered in both spiny and flattened siliceous scales. Etymology The genus was named by Robert Lauterborn in 1899. ''wiktionary:θαύμα, Thauma'' in Greek can mean ‘miracle,’ ‘wonder,’ or ‘marvel,’ while ''-mastix, mastix'' is a suffix (also Greek-derived) that can be used to mean ‘scourge’ or ‘whip,’ which may refer to the organism’s flagella. History of knowledge The genus was first identified in 1899 by Robert Lauterborn, a German protozoologist. Since then several new species have been discovered within the genus. However, analyses of ribosomal DNA have indicated that Thaumatomastix may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumatomonadida
Thaumatomonadida is an order of flagellates A flagellate is a cell or organism with one or more whip-like appendages called flagellum, flagella. The word ''flagellate'' also describes a particular construction (or level of organization) characteristic of many prokaryotes and eukaryote .... Taxonomy Order Thaumatomonadida Shirkina 1987 * Genus '' Cowlomonas'' Scoble & Cavalier-Smith 2014 * Genus '' Heterochromonas'' Lee & Patterson 2000 * Family Esquamulidae Shiratori, Yabuki & Ishida 2012 ** Genus '' Esquamula'' Shiratori, Yabuki & Ishida 2012 * Family Peregriniidae Cavalier-Smith 2011 ** Genus '' Gyromitus'' Skuja 1939 ** Genus '' Peregrinia'' Cavalier-Smith 2011 non Vorobyeva & Lebedev 1986 * Family Thaumatomonadidae Hollande 1952 ( Thaumatomastigidae Vørs 1992; Thaumatomastigaceae Patterson & Zölffel 1991] ** Genus '' Allas (flagellate), Allas'' Sandon 1927 ** Genus '' Hyaloselene'' Skuja 1956 ** Genus '' Thaumatomastix'' Lauterborn 1899 Chrysosphaerella.html" ;" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |