Overview
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The Flabellinea are a phylum of . During locomotion the cells are flattened and have a clear layer called hyaloplasm along the front margin. Some form slender subpseudopodia projecting outward from the hyaloplasm, but the cell mass does not flow into these as in true pseudopodia, and advances without a definite central axis as in the Tubulinea. They also lack distinctive features like shells and flagella, and are united mainly by evidence from molecular trees.
The name Discosea, introduced by Cavalier-Smith et al. (2004), refers to the same group.
Taxonomy
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The Class Flabellinea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (4): Dactylopodida · Dermamoebida · Himatismenida · Vannellida
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in the Class Flabellinea.
Orders
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Dactylopodida
Dermamoebida
Himatismenida
Vannellida
At least 8 species and subspecies belong to the Order Vannellida.
More info about the Order Vannellida may be found here.
References
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- Peglar, Michael T.; Zettler, Linda A. Amaral; Anderson, O. Roger; Nerad, Thomas A.; Gillevet, Patrick M.; Mullen, Thomas E.; Frasca, Salvatore; Silberman, Jeffrey D.; O'kelly, Charles J.; Sogin, Mitchell L. (2003). "Two new small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene lineages within the subclass Gymnamoebia". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 50: 224–232. doi:
- Cavalier-Smith, T., Chao, E-Y, Oates, B. (2004). "Molecular phylogeny of the Amoebozoa and evolutionary significance of the unikont Phalansterium". European Journal of Protistology 40: 21–48. doi:
- Smirnov, A.V., Nassonova, E.S., Berney, C., Fahrni, J., Bolivar, I. & Pawlowski, J. (2005). "Molecular phylogeny and classification of the lobose amoebae". Protist 156: 129–142. doi:
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