Granofilosea Explained

Granofilosea is a class of cercozoan protists in the subphylum Reticulofilosa. Out of the three groups that were traditionally considered heliozoans: the heliomonads, gymnosphaerids and desmothoracids, the latter were recently grouped into this new class.

Phylogeny and taxonomy

Phylogeny

The following cladogram shows the results of a 2011 phylogenetic analysis:

Taxonomy

Class Granofilosea Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009^[1]
- Family ?Microgromiidae De Saedeleer 1934
  - Genus Apogromia de Saedeleer 1934
  - Genus Belaria de Saedeleer 1934
  - Genus Heterogromia de Saedeleer 1934
  - Genus Microgromia Hertwig & Lesser 1874
  - Genus Paralieberkuehnia de Saedeleer 1934
- Order ?Axomonadida [Exonucleoaxoplastiales]
  - Family Tetradimorphidae Febvre-Chevalier & Febvre 1984
    - Genus Tetradimorpha Hsiung 1927
- Order Desmothoracida Honigberg et al. 1964 [Cryptaxohelida; Desmothoraca <small>Hertwig & Lesser 1874</small>; Clathrulinida <small>Starobogatov 1980</small>]
  - Family Clathrulinidae Claus 1874
    - Genus Actinosphaeridium Zacharias 1893
    - Genus Cienkowskya Schaudinn 1896 non Regel & Rach 1859 non Solms 1867
    - Genus Clathrulina Cienkowski 1867
    - Genus Elaeorhanis Greeff 1873
    - Genus Hedriocystis Hertwig & Lesser 1874
    - Genus Penardiophrys Mikrjukov 2000
- Order Cryptofilida Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
  - Family Mesofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
    - Genus Mesofila Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
  - Family Nanofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
    - Genus Nanofila Bass et al. 2009
- Order Limnofilida Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
  - Family Limnofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
    - Genus Limnofila Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
- Order Leucodictyida Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend. 2003
  - Family Massisteriidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
    - Genus Massisteria Larsen & Patterson 1990
    - Genus Minimassisteria Arndt & Cavalier-Smith 2011
  - Family Leucodictyidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 [Reticulamoebidae]
    - Genus Leucodictyon Grell 1991
    - Genus Reticulamoeba Grell 1994
    - Genus Thalassomyxa Grell 1985

Notes and References

Ruggiero. Michael A.. Gordon. Dennis P.. Orrell. Thomas M.. Bailly. Nicolas. Bourgoin. Thierry. Brusca. Richard C.. Cavalier-Smith. Thomas. Guiry. Michael D.. Kirk. Paul M.. 2015-04-29. A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLOS ONE. 10. 4. e0119248. 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. 1932-6203. 4418965. 25923521. 2015PLoSO..1019248R. free.