Diplonemea

E731214

eukaryotic taxon protist group

Diplonemea is a group of free-living, heterotrophic flagellate protists within the supergroup Excavata, notable for their distinctive mitochondrial genome organization and marine planktonic diversity.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Diplonemea group	1
Diplonemid flagellates	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	eukaryotic taxon ⓘ protist group ⓘ
cellOrganelle	mitochondria with unusual genome organization ⓘ
cellStructure	excavated feeding groove (ancestral to Excavata) ⓘ two flagella ⓘ
cellType	unicellular ⓘ
contains	diplonemid flagellates ⓘ
distribution	global oceans ⓘ
diversity	high species richness ⓘ
ecologicalImportance	component of microbial food webs ⓘ link between bacteria and higher trophic levels ⓘ
environmentalRole	planktonic protist ⓘ
feedingMode	phagotrophy ⓘ
firstDescribedBy	Gábor F. G. (as part of diplonemids; taxonomic history complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundIn	mesopelagic waters ⓘ pelagic marine zones ⓘ
genomeFeature	complex mitochondrial genome ⓘ extensive mitochondrial RNA editing ⓘ fragmented mitochondrial genes ⓘ
habitat	marine environment ⓘ marine plankton ⓘ
kingdom	Eukaryota NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFrom	environmental DNA surveys ⓘ marine metabarcoding studies ⓘ
lifestyle	free-living ⓘ
molecularMarker	18S rRNA gene ⓘ mitochondrial gene fragments ⓘ
motility	flagellate ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive mitochondrial genome organization ⓘ high diversity in marine plankton ⓘ
nutritionType	heterotrophic ⓘ
oxygenRequirement	aerobic ⓘ
phylogeneticPosition	within Discoba clade of Excavata ⓘ
relatedGroup	Euglenida ⓘ Kinetoplastea NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Euglenozoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproduction	asexual reproduction ⓘ
researchInterest	mitochondrial genome evolution ⓘ protist diversity in oceans ⓘ
samplingMethod	plankton net collections ⓘ water column filtration ⓘ
subphylumOrSubsupergroup	Discoba NERFINISHED ⓘ
supergroup	Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonomicRank	class ⓘ
trophicRole	bacterivore ⓘ consumer of small eukaryotes ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Excavata → includesTaxon → Diplonemea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diplonemea group

Excavata → includesTaxon → Diplonemea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diplonemid flagellates