Malawimonad

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

Description

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

Phylogeny

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 ? ? Unikonta Malawimonada Ancyromonada Podiata CRuMs Amorphea Amoebozoa Obazoa/Crown-group amorphea

Related pages

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