Metamonads

E728814

Metamonads are a diverse group of mostly anaerobic, flagellated protists within the Excavata supergroup, many of which are symbionts or parasites of animals.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Metamonads canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf eukaryotic group
protist clade
associatedWithDisease bovine trichomoniasis
giardiasis
trichomoniasis
belongsToTaxon Excavata
cellType eukaryotic
cellularity unicellular
discoveredInContext microscopic studies of animal symbionts
ecologicalRole commensals of animals
parasites of animals
symbionts of animals
energyMetabolism fermentative metabolism
feedingMode osmotrophic
phagotrophic
flagellaNumber one or more flagella
genomeType nuclear genome
habitat anaerobic environments
hostRange birds
fish
humans
mammals
reptiles
includesSpecies Giardia lamblia
linked to: Giardia

Hexamita inflata
Spironucleus vortens
Trichomonas vaginalis
linked to: Trichomonas

Tritrichomonas foetus
linked to: Trichomonas
includesTaxon Carpediemonas-like organisms
linked to: Oxymonads

Fornicata
Parabasalia
linked to: Parabasalia group

Preaxostyla
isPartOf Excavata supergroup
linked to: Excavata
lifestyle endobiotic in animal hosts
free-living species present
metabolism mostly anaerobic
motility flagellated
nuclearOrganization typically one or more nuclei
organelleFeature lack classical mitochondria
may possess hydrogenosomes
may possess mitosomes
possess mitochondrion-related organelles
oxygenTolerance anaerobic or microaerophilic
reproduction asexual reproduction
researchUse models for anaerobic eukaryote evolution
models for mitochondrial reduction
supergroupMembership Excavata
taxonomicRank phylum-level group

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Excavata includesTaxon Metamonads