Heteroloboseans

E733744
group of single-celled eukaryotes protist clade taxonomic group

Heteroloboseans are a group of single-celled eukaryotic protists known for their flexible life cycles, which can include amoeboid, flagellated, and cyst stages, and for containing some species that are opportunistic human pathogens.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Heterolobosea 0
Heterolobosea clade 1
Heterolobosea group 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of single-celled eukaryotes ⓘ
protist clade ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ
alternativeClassification Discoba NERFINISHED ⓘ
cellularity unicellular ⓘ
characteristic ability to transform between amoeboid and flagellated forms ⓘ
flexible life cycle with multiple morphs ⓘ
often possess excavate-type feeding groove in flagellated stages ⓘ
presence of mitochondria with discoidal cristae in many members ⓘ
typically lack classical stacked Golgi dictyosomes ⓘ
cystFunction environmental resistance ⓘ
survival under adverse conditions ⓘ
discoveredBy David J. Patterson (as a distinct group, late 20th century) NERFINISHED ⓘ
diseaseAssociation primary amoebic meningoencephalitis ⓘ
distinguishingFeature combination of amoeboid and flagellated stages in one life cycle ⓘ
rapid transition between amoeboid and flagellate forms ⓘ
domain Eukarya ⓘ
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole bacterivores ⓘ
decomposers ⓘ
habitat freshwater environments ⓘ
hot springs and thermally polluted waters ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ
soil ⓘ
higherClassification phylum Euglenozoa et relatives (sensu lato, variable) ⓘ
includesTaxon Acrasis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naegleria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naegleria fowleri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Percolomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pharyngomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalteriomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tetramitus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vahlkampfia NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Eukaryota NERFINISHED ⓘ
lifeCycleStage amoeboid stage ⓘ
cyst stage ⓘ
flagellated stage ⓘ
locomotionType amoeboid movement using pseudopodia ⓘ
flagellar swimming ⓘ
medicalRelevance includes opportunistic human pathogens ⓘ
metabolism mostly aerobic ⓘ
nomenclatureNote also referred to as Heteroloboseans in non-systematic usage ⓘ
pathogenicMember Naegleria fowleri NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylogeneticPosition closely related to Euglenozoa within Discoba in many analyses ⓘ
reproduction asexual reproduction ⓘ
researchUse model for studying cell differentiation between morphotypes ⓘ
model for studying evolution of excavate protists ⓘ
supergroup Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonomicRank class (in many classifications) ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Excavata → includesTaxon → Heteroloboseans ⓘ
Excavata → includesTaxon → Heteroloboseans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heterolobosea clade
Excavata → includesTaxon → Heteroloboseans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heterolobosea group