Granofilosea

Granofilosea is a class of cercozoan protists in the subphylum Reticulofilosa. Out of the three groups that were traditionally considered heliozoans: the heliomonads, gymnosphaerids and desmothoracids, the latter were recently grouped into this new class.

Phylogeny and taxonomy

Phylogeny

The following cladogram shows the results of a 2011 phylogenetic analysis:

Taxonomy

Class Granofilosea Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
* Family ?Microgromiidae De Saedeleer 1934
** Genus Apogromia de Saedeleer 1934
** Genus Belaria de Saedeleer 1934
** Genus Heterogromia de Saedeleer 1934
** Genus Microgromia Hertwig & Lesser 1874
** Genus Paralieberkuehnia de Saedeleer 1934
* Order ?Axomonadida
** Family Tetradimorphidae Febvre-Chevalier & Febvre 1984
*** Genus Tetradimorpha Hsiung 1927
* Order Desmothoracida Honigberg et al. 1964
** Family Clathrulinidae Claus 1874
*** Genus Actinosphaeridium Zacharias 1893
*** Genus Cienkowskya Schaudinn 1896 non Regel & Rach 1859 non Solms 1867
*** Genus Clathrulina Cienkowski 1867
*** Genus Elaeorhanis Greeff 1873
*** Genus Hedriocystis Hertwig & Lesser 1874
*** Genus Penardiophrys Mikrjukov 2000
* Order Cryptofilida Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
** Family Mesofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
*** Genus Mesofila Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
** Family Nanofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
*** Genus Nanofila Bass et al. 2009
* Order Limnofilida Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
** Family Limnofilidae Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
*** Genus Limnofila Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2009
* Order Leucodictyida Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend. 2003
** Family Massisteriidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
*** Genus Massisteria Larsen & Patterson 1990
*** Genus Minimassisteria Arndt & Cavalier-Smith 2011
** Family Leucodictyidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
*** Genus Leucodictyon Grell 1991
*** Genus Reticulamoeba Grell 1994
*** Genus Thalassomyxa Grell 1985