Petalomonadida
Order of protozoa
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Petalomonadida is an order of euglenids, single-celled eukaryotes with one or two flagella and a pellicle of proteinaceous strips. They use their longer anterior flagellum for gliding along the surface.[1] They are one of the most abundant groups of phagotrophic euglenids.[2]
| Petalomonadida | |
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| Petalomonas mediocannellata var. disomata. Scale bar: 10 μm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Euglenida |
| Order: | Petalomonadida Cavalier-Smith 1993 |
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