Jakobid flagellates
E733746
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
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inform reconstruction of the mitochondrial endosymbiont ⓘ retain ancestral mitochondrial features ⓘ |
| feedingMode | phagotrophic ⓘ |
| flagellarApparatusFeature |
associated with ventral groove
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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
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ventral feeding groove ⓘ |
| hasTaxon |
Andalucia godoyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jakoba libera NERFINISHED ⓘ Reclinomonas americana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Eukaryota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifestyle | free-living ⓘ |
| mitochondrialGenomeFeature |
complex mitochondrial gene content
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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
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model for mitochondrial evolution ⓘ used to study eukaryotic cell evolution ⓘ used to study origin of mitochondria ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.