Malawimonad

order of protists

Malawimonada (order Malawimonadida) is a phylum of microorganisms. They occupy a basal position in the evolutionary tree of eukaryotes.

Description change

Malawimonada is a group of biflagellate, free-living protozoans in freshwater or soil.

Phylogeny change

The malawimonads are similar to ancyromonads.

(The diagram below, starts on the left side.) There is no consensus about where Metamonada belongs (or should be) on the diagram.

Eukaryota
Diphoda/Bikonta


Diaphoretickes/Corticata 



Hemimastigophora 



Excavata

Discoba 



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Unikonta

Malawimonada 




Ancyromonada 


Podiata

CRuMs 


Amorphea

Amoebozoa 



Obazoa/Crown-group amorphea 








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  • Eukaryota, the much larger group in which this group is contained.

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