Eolouka
Phylum of flagellated protists
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Eolouka is an obsolete paraphyletic phylum of protists localized in the clade Discoba. It contains two lineages: Jakobea and Tsukubea, the last containing only one genus, Tsukubamonas.[1][2]
Clade:Discoba
Phylum:Eolouka
Cavalier-Smith, 2013[1] stat. nov.[2]
Cavalier-Smith, 2013[1] stat. nov.[2]
| Eolouka | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification (obsolete as paraphyletic) | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Eolouka Cavalier-Smith, 2013[1] stat. nov.[2] |
| Groups included | |
| Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
History of classification
In 1999 Cavalier-Smith proposed a new paraphyletic phylum of flagellates called Loukozoa, containing only the jakobids.[3] In 2013 it was modified to contain three subphyla:[1]
- Eolouka, containing the classes Jakobea and Tsukubea.
- Metamonada, containing the infraphyla Trichozoa and Anaeromonada.
- Neolouka, containing the only class Malawimonadea.
However, in later years these three groups were raised to the rank of phylum.[4][2]
