Carpediemonas
E728810
Carpediemonas is a genus of free-living, flagellated protists within the Excavata supergroup, notable for its unusual cell biology and relevance to studies of early eukaryotic evolution.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
protist genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
excavate protists
ⓘ
metamonads ⓘ |
| cellDivision | mitosis ⓘ |
| cellMorphology | pear-shaped cell body ⓘ |
| cellSize | small eukaryotic microbe ⓘ |
| cellType | unicellular ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | microbial food web participant ⓘ |
| energyMetabolism | fermentative pathways ⓘ |
| feedingMode | phagotrophic ⓘ |
| flagellarApparatus | complex cytoskeletal root system ⓘ |
| genomeType |
mitosome genome (highly reduced or absent)
ⓘ
nuclear genome ⓘ |
| habitat |
anoxic or low-oxygen environments
ⓘ
aquatic environments ⓘ |
| hasFlagella | two anterior flagella ⓘ |
| hasOrganelle |
mitosome
ⓘ
reduced mitochondrion-related organelle ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Carpediemonas frisia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carpediemonas membranifera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | ventral feeding groove ⓘ |
| lacksOrganelle | classical mitochondrion ⓘ |
| lifestyle | free-living ⓘ |
| metabolism | anaerobic ⓘ |
| motility | flagellated ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reduced mitochondrion-related organelles
ⓘ
relevance to early eukaryotic evolution ⓘ unusual cell biology ⓘ |
| nuclearGenomeOrganization | typical eukaryotic chromosomes ⓘ |
| oxygenTolerance | microaerophilic or anaerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Carpediemonadida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ Metamonada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | non-pathogenic to humans ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchRelevance |
understanding origin and diversification of Excavata
ⓘ
understanding transitions in mitochondrial evolution ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
eukaryotic evolution
ⓘ
evolutionary cell biology ⓘ protistology ⓘ |
| supergroup | Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
model for early-diverging eukaryotes
ⓘ
model for mitochondrial reduction ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.