Filasterea is a proposed basal Filozoan clade that includes Ministeria and Capsaspora. It is a sister clade to the Apoikozoa in which the Choanoflagellatea and Animals appeared.
From Latin filum meaning "thread" and Greek aster meaning "star". Owing to the thread like protoplasmic radiating processes from the organisms of the taxon.
Taxonomy
Class Filasterea Shalchian-Tabrizi et al. 2008
Order Ministeriida Cavalier-Smith 1997
Family Capsasporidae Cavalier-Smith 2008
Genus Capsaspora Hertel et al. 2002
Species Capsaspora owczarzaki Hertel et al. 2002
Family Ministeriidae Cavalier-Smith 2008
Genus Ministeria Patterson et al. 1993 emend. Tong 1997
