Ancyromonas
Sign in to saveAncyromonas is a genus of basal eukaryote consisting of heterotrophic flagellates.
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GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumSulcozoa
- ClassGlissodiscea
- OrderAncyromonadida
- FamilyAncyromonadidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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Ancyromonas is a genus of basal eukaryote consisting of heterotrophic flagellates.
It includes the species Ancyromonas sigmoides, first described by Saville Kent in 1880. The genus was rediscovered in modern times by Hänel in 1979.
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