Excavata Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 2002
Excavata are unicellular organisms, containing a variety of free-living and symbiotic forms, and also including some important parasites of humans. They are classified based on their flagellar structures, and they are considered to be the oldest members of flagellated organisms.
Leptophrys vorax, Naardermeer, the Netherlands 2019 Leptophrys vorax
Difflugia globulosa, 70 µm, stacked image Difflugia globulosa (Dujardin, 1837) Penard, 1902 – Small species Diagnosis: Shell light to dark brown, spherical, composed of small
Ditrema spec. Ditrema spec. Diagnosis: Shell as with D. longicollis, but much smaller, surrounded by V-shaped structures that gave it the impression of a star.
Pompholyxophrys Pompholyxophrys Pompholyxophrys Rabdiophrys Rotosphaerida Rainer, 1968 Diagnosis: Aciliate predominantly spherical or flattened amoebae from which elongated actin-based filopodia extend; with flat discoid mitochondrial cristae;
Key to Centropyxis species 1 Test in dorsal view circular or almost circular 2 – Test in dorsal view irregular due to various outgrows and