Trichozoa Explained

Trichozoa is a group of excavates.^[1]

"Fornicata" is a similar grouping,^[2] but it excludes Parabasalia.^[3]

"Eopharyngia" is an even more narrow grouping, including Retortamonadida and Diplomonadida but not Carpediemonas.

Further References

CavalierSmith. T. April 1997. Amoeboflagellates and mitochondrial cristae in eukaryote evolution: Megasystematics of the new protozoan subkingdoms Eozoa and Neozoa. Archiv für Protistenkunde . 147. 3–4. 237–258 . 10.1016/S0003-9365(97)80051-6 .

External links

• Tree of Life Fornicata

Notes and References

1. Cavalier-Smith T . The excavate protozoan phyla Metamonada Grassé emend. (Anaeromonadea, Parabasalia, Carpediemonas, Eopharyngia) and Loukozoa emend. (Jakobea, Malawimonas): their evolutionary affinities and new higher taxa . Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. . 53 . Pt 6 . 1741–58 . November 2003 . 14657102 . 10.1099/ijs.0.02548-0. free .
2. Web site: Fornicata.
3. http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/algae_tree/ExcavataE.html Tree