Opisthokonta
E200472
Opisthokonta is a major clade of eukaryotes that includes animals, fungi, and their closest unicellular relatives, united by shared cellular and molecular features.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opisthokonta canonical | 5 |
| Choanoflagellata | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eukaryote clade
ⓘ
supergroup of eukaryotes ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
chitin presence in many lineages
ⓘ
collagen presence in animal lineages ⓘ flattened mitochondrial cristae ⓘ single posterior flagellum in ancestral state ⓘ |
| containsClade |
Filozoa
ⓘ
Holomycota ⓘ Holozoa ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Archaeplastida
ⓘ
Excavata ⓘ SAR supergroup ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| etymology | from Greek opisthen meaning behind and kontos meaning pole or flagellum ⓘ |
| hasCommonAncestor | opisthokont last common ancestor ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
glycogen as storage carbohydrate in many members
ⓘ
rear-positioned flagellum in motile cells of many basal members ⓘ similar insertion-deletion molecular signatures in conserved proteins ⓘ |
| includes |
Opisthokonta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Choanoflagellata
Corallochytrea ⓘ Filasterea ⓘ Ichthyosporea ⓘ Ichthyosporea ⓘ
surface form:
Mesomycetozoea
Metazoa ⓘ Nucleariida ⓘ Opisthosporidia ⓘ Rozellomyceta ⓘ animals ⓘ choanoflagellates ⓘ fungi ⓘ microsporidia ⓘ nucleariids ⓘ unicellular relatives of animals ⓘ unicellular relatives of fungi ⓘ |
| includesMulticellularLineages | true ⓘ |
| includesUnicellularLineages | true ⓘ |
| kingdomIncludes |
Animalia
ⓘ
Fungi ⓘ |
| partOf | Amorphea ⓘ |
| phylogeneticallySupportedBy |
molecular sequence data
ⓘ
ultrastructural evidence ⓘ |
| sisterGroupOf | Amoebozoa ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
clade
ⓘ
supergroup ⓘ |
| unitedBy |
shared cellular features
ⓘ
shared molecular features ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Choanoflagellata