- The
spongomonads are a
group of
flagellated protists in the
phylum Cercozoa. Taxonomically, they
compose the
family Sarcomonadidae and
order Sarcomonadida...
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dinoflagellates (A/F),
Colpodella (F)
Rhizaria Cercozoa:
cercomonads (F),
spongomonads (F),
thaumatomonads (F),
glissomonads (F),
cryomonads (F), heliomonads/dimorphids...
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unrelated groups of
flagellates such as apusomonads, jakobids, cercomonads,
spongomonads, katablepharids, ebriids,
proteomyxids and so on. In this scheme, the...
- characteristics. For example, some have lost
their pseudopods (such as the
spongomonads and Ebria), some have lost
their theca (such as Pseudopirsonia), and...
