Nucleariida

E737414

Nucleariida are a small group of amoeboid, mostly freshwater protists closely related to fungi within the Opisthokonta supergroup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amoeboid protist
opisthokont
protist clade
belongsToClade Holomycota NERFINISHED
cellCovering naked amoebae (lacking rigid cell wall)
cellDivisionType mitotic
cellShape spherical to irregular
cellType unicellular
containsGenus Fonticula NERFINISHED
Nuclearia NERFINISHED
Pinaciophora NERFINISHED
Rabdiophrys NERFINISHED
diagnosticFeature close molecular affinity to fungi in rRNA phylogenies
radiating filose pseudopodia without anastomosis
discoveredBy Friedrich Schaudinn NERFINISHED
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
ecologicalRole decomposer-associated
microbial food web component
environmentalDistribution widespread but rarely abundant
feedingMode phagotrophic
firstDescribedYear 1899
flagellaPresence lacking flagella in trophic stage
geneticMarkerUsed small subunit rRNA gene
habitat aquatic sediments
freshwater
soil
kingdom Fungi/Animalia-related protists
locomotion amoeboid gliding via pseudopodia
mitochondriaType mitochondria with flat cristae
morphology amoeboid
nucleusNumber typically uninucleate
nutritionType heterotrophic
phylogeneticPosition basal to Fungi within Opisthokonta
pseudopodiaArrangement radiating fine pseudopodia
pseudopodiaType filose pseudopodia
relatedTo Animals (Metazoa) NERFINISHED
Choanoflagellata NERFINISHED
Fungi
reproduction asexual reproduction
researchUse model for early evolution of fungi
model for opisthokont evolution
sisterGroupTo Fungi NERFINISHED
supergroup Opisthokonta NERFINISHED
symbiosis may host bacterial endosymbionts in some species
taxonomicRank order
trophicRole bacterivore
predator of small eukaryotes
typeGenus Nuclearia NERFINISHED

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Opisthokonta includes Nucleariida