Malawimonad
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Malawimonada (order Malawimonadida) is a phylum of microorganisms. They occupy a basal position in the evolutionary tree of eukaryotes.
Description
[change | change source]Malawimonada is a group of biflagellate, free-living protozoans in freshwater or soil.
Phylogeny
[change | change source]The malawimonads are similar to ancyromonads.
(The diagram below, starts on the left side.) There is no consensus about where Metamonada belongs (or should be) on the diagram.
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Related pages
[change | change source]- Eukaryota, the much larger group in which this group is contained.
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