Carpediemonas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Excavata |
Phylum: | Metamonada |
Superclass: |
Carpediemonadia Cavalier-Smith |
Class: |
Carpediemonadea Cavalier-Smith |
Order: |
Carpediemonadida Cavalier-Smith |
Genus: |
Carpediemonas Ekebom, Patterson & Vørs, 1996 |
Species: | C. membranifera |
Binomial name | |
Carpediemonas membranifera (Larsen & Patterson, 1990) Ekebom, Patterson & Vørs, 1996 |
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.