Filasterea
E737416
Filasterea is a small group of unicellular, flagellated eukaryotes closely related to animals and fungi, providing key insights into the early evolution of multicellularity within Opisthokonta.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of eukaryotes
ⓘ
taxonomic clade ⓘ |
| cellMorphology | amoeboid with filose projections in many species ⓘ |
| cellularity | unicellular ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Choanoflagellatea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ Metazoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Capsaspora owczarzaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministeria vibrans NERFINISHED ⓘ Pigoraptor chileana NERFINISHED ⓘ Pigoraptor vietnamica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
free-living protists
ⓘ
microeukaryotic predators ⓘ |
| feedingMode | phagotrophy ⓘ |
| genomeType | linear DNA ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environments
ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ symbiotic environments ⓘ |
| has |
cell adhesion protein homologs
ⓘ
complex life cycles in some species ⓘ filopodia ⓘ genes homologous to animal developmental genes ⓘ single flagellum in many species ⓘ tyrosine kinase signaling components ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes | environmental lineages known only from rDNA sequences ⓘ |
| isA |
flagellated protist group
ⓘ
opisthokont clade ⓘ unicellular organism group ⓘ |
| kingdom | Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motility | flagellated ⓘ |
| nuclearOrganization | nucleated ⓘ |
| partOf | Holozoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal holozoan lineage ⓘ |
| recognizedAsDistinctClade | early 21st century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Choanoflagellatea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ichthyosporea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevance | model for unicellular stages of animal ancestors ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sisterGroupOf | Choanoflagellatea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
cell adhesion evolution
ⓘ
cell signaling evolution ⓘ early evolution of animals ⓘ origin of multicellularity ⓘ |
| supergroup | Unikonta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | class ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.