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Telonemia
EntityQ1782621· pop 16· linked from 311 articles

thumb|Electron micrograph of T. rivulare

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumCryptophyta
  2. ClassTelonemea
  3. OrderTelonemida
Habitatmarine

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Morphology
  • Ecology and distribution
  • Systematics
  • History
  • Classification
  • Evolution
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Electron micrograph of T. rivulare

Telonemia is a phylum of microscopic eukaryotes commonly known as telonemids. They are unicellular free-living flagellates with a unique combination of cell structures, including a highly complex cytoskeleton unseen in other eukaryotes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Telonemia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.