Heliomonadida
| Heliomonadida | |
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| Heliomorpha mutans (= Dimorpha mutans), fig. 9-11 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Granofilosea |
| Order: | Heliomonadida Cavalier-Smith, 1993 emend. Cavalier-Smith, 2012 |
| Family: | Heliomorphidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009 |
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The Heliomonadidaamoeboids that are unusual in possessing flagella throughout their life cycle.
Classification
Genetic studies place them among the
cercozoans called Granofilosea.[1]
There are two genera in this order:
- Heliomorpha, a tiny organism found in freshwater
- the larger Tetradimorpha, which is distinguished by having four rather than two flagella.
Morphology
Bundles of microtubules, typically in square array, arise from a body near the flagellar bases and support the numerous axopods that project from the cell surface.
Dimorphids have a single nucleus, and mitochondria with tubular cristae.
References
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