Spongomonad
Group of protists
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The spongomonads are a group of flagellated protists in the phylum Cercozoa. Taxonomically, they compose the family Sarcomonadidae and order Sarcomonadida. They were originally placed among the Reticulofilosa,[1] but were later transferred to Monadofilosa.[2] It includes only two genera:[3]
- Spongomonas Stein 1878
- Rhipidodendron Stein 1878
| Spongomonad | |
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| Rhipidodendron splendidum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Imbricatea |
| Order: | Spongomonadida Hibberd 1983 |
| Family: | Spongomonadidae Karpov 1990 |
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