Overview
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The bicosoecids are a small group of unicellular , included among the heterokonts. The cells are free-living, with no chloroplasts, and in some genera are encased in a lorica.
Taxonomy
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The Order Bicosoecales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (4): Bicosoecaceae · Cafeteriaceae · Pseudodendromonadaceae · Siluaniaceae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies in the Order Bicosoecales.
Families
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Bicosoecaceae
Cafeteriaceae
Pseudodendromonadaceae
Siluaniaceae
At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Family Siluaniaceae.
More info about the Family Siluaniaceae may be found here.
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