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| Genus: | Diplonema Griessmann 1913
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| Diplonema breviciliatum Griessman 1913
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Diplonema is a genus of free-living organisms in the Euglenozoa. They are distinguished from Rhynchopus in Class Diplonemea by the absence of a fully flagellate dispersive stage.
Characteristics
Diplonema feature two short flagella of equal length and two subapical openings. Most are free living, but there have been reported cases of infection in clams and sudden decomposition of aquarium plants. It was described initially in 1913 and later rediscovered in the 60s and called Isonema, wrongly classified among euglenids.[1][2]
References
- ^ W. Marande, J. Lukeš y G. Burger, Unique Mitochondrial Genome Structure in Diplonemids, the Sister Group of Kinetoplastids, Eukaryot Cell. 2005 June; 4(6): 1137–1146.
- ^ Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [1], Fecha de acceso: 7 de Febrero del 2016.
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