Metamonada clade

E728817

The Metamonada clade is a group of mostly anaerobic, flagellated protists—many of them parasitic—that lack typical mitochondria and are classified within the larger Excavata supergroup.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Metamonada clade canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
eukaryotic clade
cellStructure basal bodies
flagella
parabasal apparatus in some members
ventral adhesive disc in some members
contains anaerobic protists
flagellated protists
parasitic protists
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
hasCharacteristic adapted to low-oxygen environments
flagellated
lack typical mitochondria
modified mitochondria-derived organelles
mostly anaerobic
often parasitic
reduced mitochondria
hasResearchUse model for anaerobic eukaryotic metabolism
model for mitochondrial reduction
includesLifestyle commensal
free-living
parasitic
includesSpecies Giardia lamblia
linked to: Giardia

Hexamita inflata
Spironucleus vortens
Trichomonas vaginalis
linked to: Trichomonas
includesTaxon Carpediemonas-like organisms
Diplomonadida
Fornicata
Parabasalia
linked to: Parabasalia group

Preaxostyla
Trichomonadea
linked to: Parabasalia group
isPartOf Excavata supergroup
linked to: Excavata
kingdom Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
medicalRelevance causes gastrointestinal diseases via some species
causes sexually transmitted infections via some species
includes important human parasites
metabolism anaerobic metabolism
organelleType hydrogenosomes in some lineages
mitosomes in some lineages
oxygenRequirement anaerobic
parentTaxon Excavata
reproduction asexual reproduction
supergroup Excavata
taxonRank clade
typicalHabitat animal intestines
anoxic sediments
microaerophilic environments
urogenital tracts

How these facts were elicited

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

Excavata includesTaxon Metamonada clade