Hemimastigophora

Hemimastigophora is a group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms including the Spironematellidae, first identified in 1988, and the Paramastigidae. Over the next 30 years, different authors proposed placing these organisms in various branches of the eukaryotes. In 2018 Lax et al. reported the first genetic information for Spironemidae, and suggest that they are from an ancient lineage of eukaryotes which constitute a separate clade from all other eukaryotic kingdoms. It may be related to the Telonemia.

Paramastix is a genus of Hemimastigophoran. It contains the species P. lata, P. minuta, P. conifera, and P. truncata. center|thumb|354x354px|Mechanism of predation.