Jakobida

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Jakobida is a group of unicellular, flagellated protists characterized by distinctive feeding grooves and mitochondrial features, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jakobida clade 1
Jakobida group 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of unicellular eukaryotes
protist order
belongsToClade Jakobids NERFINISHED
cellMorphology elongated cell body
ventral feeding groove supported by cytoskeleton
cellularity unicellular
cellWall lacks rigid cell wall
discoveredBy protistologists studying excavate flagellates
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole bacterivores
feedingMode phagocytosis of bacteria
flagellarApparatus anterior flagellum used for locomotion
posteriorly directed flagellum associated with feeding groove
genomeFeature mitochondrial genomes considered among the most gene-rich in eukaryotes
mitochondrial genomes with bacterial-like gene content
habitat aquatic environments
freshwater environments
marine environments
hasCellType flagellated cell
hasCharacteristic disc-shaped mitochondrial cristae
distinctive feeding groove
free-living lifestyle
heterotrophic nutrition
mitochondria with bacterial-like features
phagotrophic feeding
hasFlagella two flagella
hasMemberTaxon Jakoba libera
Reclinomonas americana NERFINISHED
Seculamonas ecuadoriensis NERFINISHED
hasStructure feeding groove
kingdom Eukaryota NERFINISHED
mitochondrialFeature mitochondrial genome organization considered primitive relative to other eukaryotes
presence of bacterial-type RNA polymerase genes in mitochondria (in some species)
motility flagellar motility
nutritionType non-photosynthetic
observedWith electron microscopy
light microscopy
phylogeneticPosition basal lineage within Excavata in some analyses
phylogeneticSignificance important for reconstructing ancestral eukaryotic cell features
reproduction asexual reproduction
studiedFor evolution of mitochondria
insights into early eukaryotic evolution
origin and diversification of Excavata
supergroup Excavata
taxonRank order

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Excavata hasMember Jakobida
Excavata includesTaxon Jakobida
Excavata includesTaxon Jakobida
this entity surface form: Jakobida clade
Excavata includesTaxon Jakobida
this entity surface form: Jakobida group