Euglenozoa
Euglenozoa are a large group of flagellate Discoba. They include a variety of common free-living species, as well as a few important parasites, some of which infect humans. Euglenozoa are represented by four major groups, i.e., Kinetoplastea, Diplonemea, Euglenida, and Symbiontida. Euglenozoa are unicellular, mostly around 15–40 μm (0.00059–0.00157 in) in size, although some euglenids get up to 500 μm (0.020 in) long.
Euglenozoa Temporal range: | |
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Two Euglena | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Superphylum: | Discicristata |
Phylum: | Euglenozoa Cavalier-Smith, 1981 |
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