Unikonta

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladi: Amoebozoa (phylum) – Opisthokonta
[list of cladi after Cavalier-Smith (2009: 26, "The primary divergence among unikonts is between Amoebozoa and opisthokonts")]

Name

Unikonta Cavalier-Smith, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 52(Pt 2): 297–354 (2002)

Similar groups

Amorphea Adl et al., 2012
Podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2013
Opimoda Derelle et al., 2015

References

Primary references

Cavalier-Smith, T. 2002. The phagotrophic origin of eukaryotes and phylogenetic classification of Protozoa. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 52(2): 297–354. DOI: 10.1099/00207713-52-2-297 Reference page.
Cavalier-Smith, T. 2009. Megaphylogeny, cell body plans, adaptive zones: causes and timing of eukaryote basal radiations. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 56: 26–33. DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00373.x

Additional references

Derelle, R., Torruella, G., Klimeš, V., Brinkmann, H., Kim, E., Vlček, C., Lang & Eliáš, M. 2015. Bacterial proteins pinpoint a single eukaryotic root. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112(7): E693–E699. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1420657112

Vernacular names

English: Unikont
français: Unicontes
日本語: ユニコンタ
Türkçe: Tek kamçılı bir atasal canlıdan türeyenler
українська: Одноджгутикові
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Uniflagellate
Tiếng Việt: Sinh vật một lông roi