Placidozoa

Placidozoa is a recently defined non-photosynthetic lineage of Stramenopiles.

Phylogeny

In 2016, Philippe Silar presented the following phylogeny for the Placidozoa:

Taxonomy

Infraphylum Placidozoa Cavalier-Smith 2013

Superclass Wobblata Cavalier-Smith 2006 stat. n. 2013
* Class Placididea Moriya, Nakayama & Inouye 2002
** Order Placidida Moriya, Nakayama & Inouye 2002
*** Family Placidiaceae Moriya, Nakayama & Inouye 2002
**** Genus Pendulomonas Tong 1997
**** Genus Placidia Moriya, Nakayama & Inouye 2002
**** Genus Wobblia Moriya, Nakayama & Inouye 2000
**** Genus Allegra Rybarski et al. 2015
* Class Nanomonadea Cavalier-Smith 2013
** Order Uniciliatida Cavalier-Smith 2013
*** Family Solenicolidae Cavalier- Smith 2013
**** Genus Solenicola Pavillard 1916
*** Family Incisomonadidae Cavalier-Smith & Scoble 2013
**** Genus Incisomonas Scoble & Cavalier-Smith 2013
* Class Opalomonadea Cavalier-Smith 2013
** Genus Barthelona Bernard, Simpson & Patterson 2000
** Genus Quasibodo Bernard, Simpson & Patterson 2000
Superclass Opalinata Wenyon 1926 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1996 stat. n. 2006
* Class Blastocystea Zierdt et al. 1967
** Order Blastocystida Zierdt 1978
*** Family Blastocystidae Jiang & He 1988 non Jaekel 1918
**** Genus Blastocystis Alexeev 1911 non Jaekel 1918
* Class Opalinea Wenyon 1926 stat. n. Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2013
** Order Proteromonadida Grassé 1952 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1993
*** Family Proteromonadidae Grassé 1952
**** Genus Proteromonas Kunstler 1883
** Order Opalinida Poche 1913 stat. n. Hall 1953 emend. Cavalier-Smith
*** Family Karotomorphidae Travis 1934
**** Genus Karotomorpha Travis 1934
*** Family Opalinidae Claus 1874
**** Genus Bezzenbergia Earl 1973
**** Genus Hegneriella Earl 1971
**** Genus Cepedea Metcalf 1920
**** Genus Opalina Purkinje & Valentin 1835
**** Genus Protozelleriella Delvinquier, Markus & Passmore 1991
**** Genus Zelleriella Metcalf 1920
**** Genus Protoopalina Metcalf 1918