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Excavata

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  • amoeba
    protozoan
    / Annotated classification

    Excavata Predominantly heterotrophic organisms possessing a distinctive suspension feeding groove (ventral cytostome) and a recurrent flagellum (often beats over cytostome with a slow undulating motion). Placement of Heterolobosea and Euglenozoa within Excavata remains a source of debate, due to confounding morphological and genetic evidence. Fornicata…

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    Excavata Predominantly heterotrophic organisms possessing a distinctive suspension feeding groove (ventral cytostome) and a recurrent flagellum (often beats over cytostome with a slow undulating motion). Placement of Heterolobosea and Euglenozoa within Excavata remains a source of debate, due to confounding morphological and genetic evidence. Fornicata…

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