Varisulca

Varisulca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Phylum:	Sulcozoa
Subphylum:	Varisulca Cavalier-Smith 2002
Classes
Hilomonadea Diphyllatea Glissodiscea

Cavalier-Smith has proposed the new subphylum Varisulca which consists of the Classes Hilomonadea, Diphyllatea and Glissodiscea.^[1] The validity of this proposed taxonomy has yet to ruled upon by the Society of Protistologists.

Taxonomy

Subphylum Varisulca Cavalier-Smith 2012

• Superclass Hilomonadia Cavalier-Smith 2012
  • Class Hilomonadea Cavalier-Smith 2008 em. 2012
    • Order Rigifilida Cavalier-Smith & Yabuki 2012
      • Family Rigifilidae Cavalier-Smith & Yabuki 2012
        • Genus Rigifila Cavalier-Smith & Yabuki 2012
      • Family Micronucleariidae Cavalier-Smith 2008
        • Genus Micronuclearia Mikrjukov & Mylnikov 2001
• Superclass Multirhiza Cavalier-Smith 2012
  • Class Diphyllatea Cavalier-Smith 2003 [Anisomonadea]
    • Order Diphylleida Cavalier-Smith 1993 [Collodictyonida]
      • Family Sulcomonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2012
        • Genus Sulcomonas Brugerolle 2006
      • Family Diphylleidae Cavalier-Smith, 1993 [Collodictyonidae Brugerolle et al. 2002]
        • Genus Diphylleia Massart 1920
        • Genus Collodictyon Carter 1865
  • Class Glissodiscea Cavalier-Smith 2012
    • Order Discocelida Cavalier-Smith 1997
      • Family Discoceliidae Cavalier-Smith 2012
        • Genus Discocelia Vørs 1988 non Ehrenberg 1836
    • Order Mantamonadida Cavalier-Smith Glücksman et al. 2011
      • Family Mantamonadidae Cavalier-Smith Glücksman et al. 2011
        • Genus Mantamonas Cavalier-Smith Glücksman et al. 2011
    • Order Planomonadida Cavalier-Smith 2008^[2]
      • Family Ancyromonadidae Cavalier-Smith 1993
        • Genus Ancyromonas Kent 1880
      • Family Planomonadidae Cavalier-Smith 2008
        • Genus Fabomonas Glücksman & Cavalier-Smith 2013
        • Genus Planomonas Cavalier-Smith 2008 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2013
      • Family Nutomonadidae
        • Genus Nutomonas Cavalier-Smith 2013

References

1. Cavalier-Smith T (2013). "Early evolution of eukaryote feeding modes, cell structural diversity, and classification of the protozoan phyla Loukozoa, Sulcozoa, and Choanozoa". Eur J Protistol. 49 (2): 115–78. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2012.06.001.
2. Glücksman, Snell & Cavalier-Smith (2013). "Phylogeny and evolution of Planomonadida (Sulcozoa): Eight new species and new genera Fabomonas and Nutomonas". European Journal of protistology. 49 (2): 179–200. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2012.08.007.