Bigyra

Bigyra
	Aplanochytrium, SEM showing one vegetative cell and extended ectoplasmic network.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Bigyra; Cavalier-Smith 1998, emend. 2006 emend. 2013
Clades
	Opalozoa Placidozoa Nanomonadea; Opalinata; Opalomonadea; Placididea; ; Bicosoecida; ; Sagenista Labyrinthulomycetes; Eogyrea; ;

Bigyra (from Latin bi- 'twice', and gyrus 'circle') is a phylum of microscopic eukaryotes that are found at the base of the Stramenopiles clade. It includes three well-known heterotrophic groups Bicosoecida, Opalinata and Labyrinthulomycetes, as well as several small clades initially discovered through environmental DNA samples: Nanomonadea, Placididea, Opalomonadea and Eogyrea. The classification of Bigyra has changed several times since its origin, and its monophyly remains unresolved.

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