Platysulcus
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Platysulcidae
)
| Platysulcus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Class: | Platysulcea Cavalier-Smith, 2017 |
| Order: | Platysulcida Cavalier-Smith, 2017 |
| Family: | Platysulcidae Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015 |
| Genus: | Platysulcus Shiratori, Nakayama & Ishida, 2015 |
| Species: | P. tardus
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| Binomial name | |
| Platysulcus tardus Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015
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Platysulcus tardus (from
It is the only member of the family Platysulcidae, order Platysulcida and class Platysulcea.Morphology
Platysulcus is a
mitochondria with tubular cristae. The basal body and the transitional region of the flagella lack ring-shaped or helical structures. The two flagellar roots consist of 11 microtubules forming an “L”-shape.[1]
Its cells are oval or ovoid in shape, around 5.62 μm in length and 3.76 μm in width. The anterior flagellum is around 9 μm in length, and the posterior measures around 17 μm. They contain
nucleus, mitochondria, and microbodies are found.[1]
Ecology
Platysulcus was isolated from sedimented detritus on
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic analyses recover Platysulcea as the earliest diverging lineage of
Taxonomy
Despite the phylogenetic results, Platysulcea has been classified as part of the phylum Bigyra.[4]
- Class Platysulcea Cavalier-Smith, 2017
- Order Platysulcida Cavalier-Smith, 2017
- Family Platysulcidae Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015
- Platysulcus Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015
- P. tardus Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015
- Platysulcus Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015
- Family Platysulcidae Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015
- Order Platysulcida Cavalier-Smith, 2017
References
External links
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