Filozoa

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Filozoa is a major clade within Opisthokonta that includes animals and their closest unicellular relatives, such as choanoflagellates and filastereans.

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Filozoa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
characteristic cells typically possess a single posterior flagellum at some life stage
includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms
containsLineages colonial unicellular organisms
free-living unicellular flagellates
multicellular animals
definedBy molecular phylogenetic analyses
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
hasAlternativeName Holozoa (in some classifications)
linked to: Holozoa
hasClosestMulticellularGroup Metazoa
hasMember animals
unicellular opisthokonts closely related to animals
hasMonophylyStatus generally considered monophyletic
hasPhylogeneticPosition sister group to fungi within Opisthokonta
includesTaxon Animalia
Capsaspora owczarzaki
Choanoflagellata
Corallochytrea
Filasterea
Holozoa
Ichthyosporea
Metazoa
Ministeria vibrans
choanoflagellates
filastereans
isPartOf Opisthokonta
kingdomContained Animalia
parentTaxon Opisthokonta
relevance key for understanding the origin of animals
used as a framework for comparative genomics of animal origins
studiedInField evolutionary biology
phylogenetics
supergroup Opisthokonta
taxonRank clade

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Opisthokonta containsClade Filozoa