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