Jakobid flagellates

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Jakobid flagellates are a group of unicellular, heterotrophic protists notable for their primitive mitochondria and distinctive flagellar apparatus, often studied for insights into early eukaryotic evolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protist clade
unicellular eukaryote group
cellMorphology small, free-living cells
cellStructure possess mitochondria with cristae
possess typical eukaryotic nucleus
cellularity unicellular
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole bacterivore
energyMetabolism aerobic respiration
evolutionarySignificance important for understanding early diversification of eukaryotes
inform reconstruction of the mitochondrial endosymbiont
retain ancestral mitochondrial features
feedingMode phagotrophic
flagellarApparatusFeature associated with ventral groove
complex basal body arrangement
distinctive microtubular root system
flagellation biflagellate
geneticCodeFeature standard nuclear genetic code
genomeFeature informative for early eukaryotic evolution
habitat aquatic environments
freshwater environments
marine environments
hasOrganelle mitochondrion
hasStructure flagellar apparatus
ventral feeding groove
hasTaxon Andalucia godoyi NERFINISHED
Jakoba libera NERFINISHED
Reclinomonas americana NERFINISHED
kingdom Eukaryota NERFINISHED
lifestyle free-living
mitochondrialGenomeFeature complex mitochondrial gene content
gene-rich mitochondrial genome
presence of bacterial-type RNA polymerase genes
presence of bacterial-type operon-like gene clusters
presence of many ribosomal protein genes
retention of many bacterial genes
slowly derived mitochondrial genome
mitochondrialGenomeResearch among the most gene-rich mitochondrial genomes known
mitochondrialGenomeSize large mitochondrial genome
mitochondrionType bacteria-like mitochondrion
nutritionType heterotrophic
parasitism non-parasitic
phylogeneticAffinity related to Discoba
phylogeneticPosition deep-branching eukaryote lineage
reproduction asexual reproduction
researchUse model for early-branching eukaryotes
model for mitochondrial evolution
used to study eukaryotic cell evolution
used to study origin of mitochondria

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Excavata includesTaxon Jakobid flagellates