Fornicata group
E728819
The Fornicata group is a clade of mostly anaerobic, flagellated protists within the Excavata supergroup, including organisms such as diplomonads that often inhabit animal intestines.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fornicata | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
group of protists ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease | giardiasis (via Giardia species) ⓘ |
| belongsToSupergroup | Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cellStructure |
flagella
ⓘ
two or more nuclei in many diplomonads ⓘ ventral adhesive disc in some members ⓘ |
| cellSymmetry | often bilaterally symmetrical cells ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
intestinal parasites
ⓘ
intestinal symbionts ⓘ |
| flagellaNumber | multiple flagella in many species ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
eukaryotic
ⓘ
flagellated ⓘ microaerophilic metabolism ⓘ mostly anaerobic ⓘ often parasitic or commensal ⓘ reduced or absent mitochondria ⓘ unicellular ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Carpediemonas-like organisms
ⓘ
Diplomonadida NERFINISHED ⓘ Giardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexamita NERFINISHED ⓘ Retortamonadida NERFINISHED ⓘ Spironucleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
carpediemonads
ⓘ
diplomonads ⓘ retortamonads ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Excavata supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Protista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metabolism | anaerobic energy metabolism ⓘ |
| mitochondrialType | mitosomes in many members ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Giardia intestinalis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giardia lamblia ⓘ Spironucleus vortens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Excavata ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchUse |
models for anaerobic eukaryotic metabolism
ⓘ
models for studying early eukaryotic evolution ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
anaerobic or low-oxygen environments
ⓘ
animal intestines ⓘ vertebrate gastrointestinal tract ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.