Platysulcus
Platysulcus (from Latin platy 'wide', and sulcus 'furrow') is an eukaryotic microorganism that was recently discovered to be the earliest diverging lineage of the Heterokont phylogenetic tree. It is the only member of the family Platysulcidae, order Platysulcida and class Platysulcea, of uncertain taxonomic position within the phylum Bigyra. It contains the only species P. tardus.
| Platysulcus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Bigyra |
| Class: | Platysulcea Cavalier-Smith, 2017 |
| Order: | Platysulcida Cavalier-Smith, 2017 |
| Family: | Platysulcidae Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015 |
| Genus: | Platysulcus Shiratori, Nakayama & Ishida, 2015 |
| Species: | P. tardus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platysulcus tardus Shiratori, Nkayama & Ishida, 2015 | |
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