Flabellinea

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Flabellinea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Amoebozoa Phylum: Flabellinea Smirnov et al. 2005
Classes
Order Dactylopodida    Paramoebidae    Vexilliferidae Order Vannellida Order Thecamoebida Order Hismatismenida

The Flabellinea are a phylum of Amoebozoa. 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.

[edit] References

• 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:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00122.x. 
• 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:10.1016/j.ejop.2003.10.001. 
• 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:10.1016/j.protis.2005.06.002.