Discoba clade
E728815
The Discoba clade is a major group of unicellular eukaryotes within Excavata that includes diverse free-living and parasitic flagellates such as euglenids and kinetoplastids.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Discoba | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eukaryote clade
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| cellType | unicellular ⓘ |
| contains |
Euglenozoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heterolobosea NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakobida ⓘ Tsukubamonadida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
disc-shaped mitochondrial cristae
ⓘ
excavated ventral feeding groove in many members ⓘ |
| hasFlagella | true ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
ecological importance in microbial food webs
ⓘ
medical importance via parasitic kinetoplastids ⓘ |
| includes |
Euglena (via euglenids)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leishmania (via kinetoplastids) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trypanosoma (via kinetoplastids) NERFINISHED ⓘ euglenids ⓘ free-living flagellates ⓘ kinetoplastids ⓘ parasitic flagellates ⓘ |
| includesPathogens | true ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | generally accepted ⓘ |
| kingdom | Eukaryota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mitochondrionType | aerobic mitochondria in most lineages ⓘ |
| nutritionMode |
heterotrophic in many members
ⓘ
photoautotrophic in some euglenids ⓘ |
| partOf | Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionType | asexual reproduction common ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
protistology ⓘ |
| supergroup | Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.