Bodonida Explained

Bodonida is an order of kinetoplastid flagellate excavates. It contains the genera Bodo and Rhynchomonas, relatives to the parasitic trypanosomes. This order also contains the colonial genus Cephalothamnium.

Taxonomy

Bodonida contains the following suborders and families:^[1]

• Eubodonina
• Neobodonina
  • Bodonidae Bütschli, 1887
  • Neobodonidae
  • Rhynchomonadidae
• Parabodonina
  • Cryptobiidae Vickerman
  • Parabodonidae Cavalier-Smith

Notes and References

1. Higher classification and phylogeny of Euglenozoa . 2016 . Cavalier-Smith . Thomas . European Journal of Protistology . 56 . 250–276 . 10.1016/j.ejop.2016.09.003 . 27889663 . free .