Microheliella Explained
Microheliella is a monotypic genus of protists containing the sole species M. maris, first described in 2012. It has a variety of unusual morphological characteristics which make its broader classification difficult. These include a centrosome with two concentric granular shells and axopodia much simpler in structure than in visually similar protists (other 'heliozoa').[1]
Recent phylogenomic analyses suggest the microhelida are sister to the Cryptista, forming a clade called Pancryptista, which would be sister to the Archaeplastida.[2]
Notes and References
- Yabuki. A.. Microheliella maris (Microhelida ord. n.), an ultrastructurally highly distinctive new axopodial protist species and genus, and the unity of phylum Heliozoa.. Protist. 2012. 163. 3. 356–388. 10.1016/j.protis.2011.10.001. etal. 22153838.
- Yazaki . Euki . Yabuki . Akinori . Imaizumi . Ayaka . Kume . Keitaro . Hashimoto . Tetsuo . Inagaki . Yuji . 2021-08-31 . Phylogenomics invokes the clade housing Cryptista, Archaeplastida, and Microheliella maris . en . 2021.08.29.458128. 10.1101/2021.08.29.458128.