Pediglissa

Pediglissa (from Ancient Greek πέδον 'soil' and French glisser 'to glide') is a subclass of phagotrophic protists that inhabit soil or freshwater habitats. They were defined in 2018 according to phylogenetic analyses that showed a clade containing the orders Cercomonadida and Glissomonadida. They're the sister group of Paracercomonadida.

Pediglissa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Cercozoa
Class: Sarcomonadea
Subclass: Pediglissa
Cavalier-Smith, 2018
Orders
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