Podomonas
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| SEM image of Podomonas kaiyoae. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Obazoa |
| Class: | Thecomonadea |
| Order: | Apusomonadida |
| Family: | Apusomonadidae |
| Genus: | Podomonas Cavalier-Smith 2010 |
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| Podomonas magna Cavalier-Smith 2010
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Podomonas is a
apusomonads, a group of small zooflagellates that glide on their posterior cilium. The genus was identified in 2010 as an independent lineage from Apusomonas and Amastigomonas, and consequently were described as their own separate taxon, containing many species previously assigned to Amastigomonas.[1]
Cell structure
Podomonas are ovoid or fusiform apusomonads, not divided into
pseudopods copiously emitted by the left or posterior side of the cell. The cytoplasm is highly granular.[1] When cultured in the absence of any other organism, Podomonas extend a prominent pseudopodium.[2]
Species
There are currently six species of Podomonas.[1]
- Podomonas capensis Cavalier-Smith 2010
- Podomonas gigantea (Mylnikov 1999) Cavalier-Smith 2010 [Amastigomonas gigantea Mylnikov 1999]
- Podomonas griebensis (Mylnikov 1999) Cavalier-Smith 2010 [Amastigomonas griebensis Mylnikov 1999]
- Podomonas kaiyoae Yabuki in Yabuki, Tame & Mizuno 2022[3]
- Podomonas klosteris (Mylnikov 1999) Cavalier-Smith 2010 [Amastigomonas klosteris Mylnikov 1999]
- Podomonas magna Cavalier-Smith 2010
References
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