Collodictyonidae (also Diphylleidae) is a group of aquatic, unicellular
eukaryotic organisms with two to four terminal
flagella. They feed by
phagocytosis, ingesting other unicellular organisms like
algae and
bacteria. The most remarkable fact of this clade is its uncertain position in the tree of life.
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PMID30429611.
S2CID205570993.