Metamonad

The metamonads are a large group of flagellate amitochondriate microscopic eukaryotes. Their composition is not entirely settled, but they include the retortamonads, diplomonads, and possibly the parabasalids and oxymonads as well. These four groups are all anaerobic (many being aerotolerant anaerobes), occurring mostly as symbiotes or parasites of animals, as is the case with Giardia lamblia which causes diarrhea in mammals.[2]

For an explanation of very similar terms, see Excavata.

Metamonad
"Giardia lamblia", a parasitic diplomonad
Giardia lamblia, a parasitic diplomonad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Excavata
Phylum: Metamonada
Grassé 1952 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2003
Classes & orders
Synonyms[2]

Archezoa?

Characteristics

A number of parabasalids and oxymonads are found in termite guts, and play an important role in breaking down the cellulose found in wood. Some other metamonads are parasites.

These flagellates are unusual in lacking mitochondria. Originally they were considered among the most primitive eukaryotes, diverging from the others before mitochondria appeared. However, they are now known to have lost mitochondria secondarily, and retain both organelles and nuclear genes derived from them. Mitochondrial relics include hydrogenosomes, which produce hydrogen, and small structures called mitosomes.

It now appears the Metamonada are, together with Malawimonas, sister clades of the Podiata.[3]

All of these groups are united by having flagella or basal bodies in characteristic groups of four, which are often associated with the nucleus, forming a structure called a karyomastigont. In addition, the genera Carpediemonas and Trimastix are now known to be close relatives of the retortamonad-diplomonad line and the oxymonads, respectively. Both are free-living and amitochondriate.

Classification

The metamonads were thought to make up part of the Excavata, a paraphyletic eukaryotic supergroup including flagellates with feeding grooves and their close relatives. Their relationships are uncertain,[4] and they do not always appear together on molecular trees. It is possible that the metamonads as defined here do not form a monophyletic subgroup.

The following higher level treatment from 2013 is based on works of Cavalier-Smith[5] with amendments within Fornicata from Yubukia, Simpson & Leander.[6]

Metamonada were once again proposed to be basal eukaryotes in 2018.[7]

  • Phylum Metamonada (Grassé 1952) Cavalier-Smith 1987 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2003
    • Subphylum Anaeromonada Cavalier-Smith 1997 emend. 2003
      • Class Anaeromonadea Cavalier-Smith 1997 emend. 1999
        • Family Paratrimastigidae Zhang et al. 2015
        • Order Trimastigida Cavalier-Smith 2003
        • Order Oxymonadida Grassé 1952 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2003
          • Family Polymastigidae Bütschli 1884
          • Family Saccinobaculidae Brugerolle & Lee 2002 ex Cavalier-Smith 2013
          • Family Pyrsonymphidae Grassé 1892
          • Family Streblomastigidae Kofoid & Swezy 1919
          • Family Oxymonadidae Kirby 1928
    • Subphylum Trichozoa Cavalier-Smith 1996 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2003 stat. n. 2013
      • Superclass Fornicata Simpson 2003 stat. n. Cavalier-Smith 2013
        • Genus Ergobibamus
        • Genus Hicanonectes
        • Family Kipferliidae Cavalier-Smith 2013
        • Order Chilomastigida Cavalier-Smith 2013
          • Family Chilomastigidae Cavalier-Smith 2013
        • Order Dysnectida Cavalier-Smith 2013
          • Family Dysnectidae Cavalier-Smith 2013
        • Class Carpediemonadea Cavalier-Smith 2013 s.s.
          • Order Carpediemonadida Cavalier-Smith 2003 emend. 2013 s.s.
            • Family Carpediemonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2003
        • Class Eopharyngea Cavalier-Smith 1993 stat. n. Cavalier-Smith 2003
          • Order Retortamonadida Grassé 1952 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2013
          • Order Diplomonadida Wenyon 1926 emend. Brugerolle et al. 1975
            • Family Giardiidae Kulda & Nohy´nkova´ 1978
            • Family Octomitidae Cavalier-Smith 1996
            • Family Spironucleidae Cavalier-Smith 1996
            • Family Hexamitidae Kent 1880 emend. Brugerolle et al. 1975
      • Superclass Parabasalia Honigberg 1973 stat. n. Cavalier-Smith 2003
        • Class Chilomitea
          • Order Chilomitida
            • Family Chilomitidae
        • Class Trichonymphea Cavalier-Smith 2003
          • Order Lophomonadida Light 1927
            • Family Lophomonadidae Saville Kent 1880
          • Order Trichonymphida Poche 1913
            • Family Spirotrichosomidae Hollande & Caruette-Valentin 1971
            • Family Staurojoeninidae Grassé 1917
            • Family Trichonymphidae Saville Kent 1880
            • Family Hoplonymphidae Light 1926
            • Family Teranymphidae Koidzumi 1921 [Eucomonymphidae]
        • Class Trichomonadea Kirby 1947 stat. n. Cavalier-Smith 2003
          • Order Trichocovinida
            • Family Trichocovinidae
          • Order Trichomonadida Kirby 1947
            • Suborder Hypotrichomonadina Čepička et al. 2010 stat. n.
              • Family Hypotrichomonadidae (Honigberg 1963) Čepička, Hampl & Kulda 2010
            • Suborder Trichomonadina (Kirby 1947) Cavalier-Smith 2013
            • Suborder Honigbergiellina Čepička et al. 2010
              • Family Honigbergiellidae Čepička, Hampl & Kulda 2010
              • Family Hexamastigidae Čepička, Hampl & Kulda 2010
              • Family Tricercomitidae Čepička, Hampl & Kulda 2010
          • Order Tritrichomonadida Čepička et al. 2010
            • Family Dientamoebidae Grassé 1953
            • Family Monocercomonadidae Kirby 1944
            • Family Simplicimonadidae Čepička et al. 2010
            • Family Tritrichomonadidae Honigberg 1963
          • Subclass Cristomonadia Cavalier-Smith, 2013
            • Order Spirotrichonymphida Grassé 1952
              • Family Spirotrichonymphidae Grassé 1917
            • Order Cristamonadida Brugerolle & Patterson 2001 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2013
              • Family Calonymphidae Grassé 1911
              • Family Devescovinidae Doflein 1911 [Joeniidae; Rhizonymphidae; Kofoidiidae; Deltotrichonymphidae]

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