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Carpediemonas

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Phylum
  
Metamonada

Species
  
C. membranifera

Rank
  
Genus

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Superclass
  
Carpediemonadia Cavalier-Smith

Class
  
Carpediemonadea Cavalier-Smith

Order
  
Carpediemonadida Cavalier-Smith

Similar
  
Trimastix, Retortamonad, Malawimonas, Dysnectes brevis, Jakobid

Carpediemonas is a genus of eukaryotes. The single known species, Carpediemonas membranifera, is a small flagellate that was originally isolated from anaerobic intertidal sediment. It is distantly related to diplomonads. It has been shown to have a membrane-bounded organelle reminiscent of a hydrogenosome.

References

Carpediemonas Wikipedia