| Massisteriidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Granofilosea |
| Order: | Leucodictyida |
| Family: |
Massisteriidae Cavalier-Smith, 1993 [1] |
| Genera | |
Massisteriidae is a family of granofilosean protists within the phylum Cercozoa. [2]
Taxonomy
Massisteriidae contains two genera:
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Massisteria Larsen & Patterson, 1990
- Massisteria marina Larsen & Patterson, 1990
- Massisteria voersi Mylnikov & Wylezich, 2015 [3]
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Minimassisteria Arndt & Cavalier-Smith, 2011
- Minimassisteria diva Arndt & Cavalier-Smith, 2011 [4]
References
- ^ Cavalier-Smith T (September 1993). "The Protozoan Phylum Opalozoa". Eukaryotic Microbiology. 40 (5): 609–615. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb06117.x. S2CID 84129692.
- ^ Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE (2003). "Phylogeny and Classification of Phylum Cercozoa (Protozoa)". Protist. 154 (3–4): 341–358. doi: 10.1078/143446103322454112. ISSN 1434-4610.
- ^ Mylnikov, Alexander P.; Weber, Felix; Jürgens, Klaus; Wylezich, Claudia (2015-08-01). "Massisteria marina has a sister: Massisteria voersi sp. nov., a rare species isolated from coastal waters of the Baltic Sea". European Journal of Protistology. 51 (4): 299–310. doi: 10.1016/j.ejop.2015.05.002. ISSN 1618-0429. PMID 26163290.
- ^ Howe AT, Bass D, Scoble JM, Lewis R, Vickerman K, Arndt H, Cavalier-Smith T (2011). "Novel Cultured Protists Identify Deep-branching Environmental DNA Clades of Cercozoa: New Genera Tremula, Micrometopion, Minimassisteria, Nudifila, Peregrinia". Protist. 162 (2): 332–372. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2010.10.002. ISSN 1434-4610.
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