Nucleariida
E737414
Nucleariida are a small group of amoeboid, mostly freshwater protists closely related to fungi within the Opisthokonta supergroup.
Statements (48)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.