Hexamitidae

Hexamita sp. (center)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Distomatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Protozoa Subregnum: Eozoa Infraregnum: Excavata Phylum: Metamonada Subphylum: Trichozoa Superclassis: Eopharyngia Classis: Trepomonadea Subclassis: Diplozoa Ordo: Distomatida

Familia: Hexamitidae

Genera: Alstoniamitus – Balliamonas – Barbellamitus – Hexamita – Spironucleus – Trepomonas – Trigonomonas

Name

Hexamitidae Kent, Man. Infus.: 231. 1880

• Type genus: Hexamita Dujardin, 1838

Synonyms

Trepomonadidae Kent, Man. Infus.: 231. 1880.

• Type genus: Trepomonas Dujardin, 1841

Spironucleidae Cavalier-Smith, J. Molec. Evol. 43: 558. 1997.

• Type genus: Spironucleus Lavier, 1936

References

Primary references

• Saville-Kent, W. 1880-1881. A manual of the infusoria, including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate, and tentaculiferous protozoa, British and foreign and an account of the organization and affinities of the sponges. Vol. I. London: David Bogue. BHL Reference page. : 212, 318

Additional references

• Cavalier-Smith, T. 2003. The excavate protozoan phyla Metamonada Grassé emend. (Anaeromonadea, Parabasalia, Carpediemonas, Eopharyngia) and Loukozoa emend. (Jakobea, Malawimonas): their evolutionary affinities and new higher taxa. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53: 1741–1758. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02548-0 Reference page. 

Links

• Hexamitidae in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on 2020-10-30

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