choanoflagellates

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/choanoflagellates
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protist
Eukaryote
gptkbp:cellType unicellular
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo animals
gptkbp:collarFunction traps food particles
gptkbp:collarStructure microvilli
gptkbp:describedYear 1866
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Henry_James-Clark
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:ecologicalRole bacterivore
primary consumer
gptkbp:feedingType filter feeder
gptkbp:flagella present
gptkbp:flagellumPosition apical
gptkbp:formColonies some species
gptkbp:genomeSequenced gptkb:Monosiga_brevicollis
gptkb:Salpingoeca_rosetta
gptkbp:habitat aquatic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label choanoflagellates
gptkbp:importantFor model for animal origins
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:microscopy visible under light microscope
gptkbp:motility flagellated
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies ~125
gptkbp:nutrient heterotrophic
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Choanozoa
gptkbp:reproduction asexual
sexual
gptkbp:roleInEvolution closest living relatives of animals
gptkbp:shape spherical or ovoid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Choanoflagellatea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6