Collodictyonidae (also Diphylleidae) is a group of aquatic, unicellular eukaryotic organisms with two to four terminal flagella. They feed by phagocytosis, ingesting other unicellular organisms like algae and bacteria. The most remarkable fact of this clade is its uncertain position in the tree of life.
Recent molecular analyses place Collodictyonids (e.g. Collodictyon) in a clade also containing Rigifilida and Mantamonadidae. This clade has been named CRuMs and is sister to Amorphea.[1][2]
Metamonada Cavalier-Smith 1987 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2003
OpimodaAncyromonadida Cavalier-Smith 1998 emend. Atkins 2000
Malawimonadea Cavalier-Smith 2003
Podiata AmorpheaAmoebozoa Lühe 1913 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1998
ObazoaBreviatea Cavalier-Smith 2004
Apusomonadida Karpov & Mylnikov 1989
CRuMs[2]Mantamonadida Cavalier-Smith 2004
Rigifilida Karpov & Mylnikov 1989
Diphylleida Cavalier-Smith 1993
Collodictyonidae (also Diphylleidae) is a group of aquatic, unicellular eukaryotic organisms with two to four terminal flagella. They feed by phagocytosis, ingesting other unicellular organisms like algae and bacteria. The most remarkable fact of this clade is its uncertain position in the tree of life.
Recent molecular analyses place Collodictyonids (e.g. Collodictyon) in a clade also containing Rigifilida and Mantamonadidae. This clade has been named CRuMs and is sister to Amorphea.