Loukozoa

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Protozoa
Subregnum: Eozoa
Infraregnum: Excavata
Phylum: Loukozoa
Classes: Jakobea – Malawimonadea
Subphyla (Cavalier-Smith, 2013): Eolouka – Metamonada – Neolouka

Name

Loukozoa Cavalier-Smith, 1999

References

Additional references

Cavalier-Smith, T. 2003. The excavate protozoan phyla Metamonada Grassé emend. (Anaeromonadea, Parabasalia, Carpediemonas, Eopharyngia) and Loukozoa emend. (Jakobea, Malawimonas): their evolutionary affinities and new higher taxa. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53: 1741–1758. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02548-0 Reference page.
Cavalier-Smith, T. 2003. Protist phylogeny and the high-level classification of Protozoa. European Journal of Protistology 39: 338–348. DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00002 Reference page.
Cavalier-Smith, T. 2013. Early evolution of eukaryote feeding modes, cell structural diversity, and classification of the protozoan phyla Loukozoa, Sulcozoa, and Choanozoa. European Journal of Protistology 49(2): 115–178. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2012.06.001 Reference page.

Links

Loukozoa in the World Register of Marine Species

Alternative classifications

Cavalier-Smith (2002)

From The phagotrophic origin of eukaryotes and phylogenetic classification of Protozoa

In Kingdom Protozoa, Subkingdom Corticata, Infrakingdom Excavata
Superphylum Loukozoa stat. nov.
Phylum Loukozoa

Cavalier-Smith (2013)

Cavalier-Smith, T. 2013. Early evolution of eukaryote feeding modes, cell structural diversity, and classification of the protozoan phyla Loukozoa, Sulcozoa, and Choanozoa. European Journal of Protistology 49(2): 115–178. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2012.06.001 Reference page.

Phylum Loukozoa (paraphyletic)

Subphylum Eolouka
- Classis Tsukubea
  - Ordo Tsukubamonadida
    - Familia Tsukubamonadidae
- Classis Jakobea
  - Ordo Jakobida
    - Subordo Histionina
      - Familia Histionidae
      - Familia Jakobidae
    - Subordo Andalucina
      - Familia Andaluciidae
Subphylum Metamonada
- Infraphylum Anaeromonada
  - Classis Anaeromonadea
    - Ordo Trimastigida
      - Familia Trimastigidae
    - Ordo Oxymonadida
      - Familia Oxymonadidae
      - Familia Pyrsonymphidae
      - Familia Streblomastigidae
      - Familia Saccinobaculidae
      - Familia Polymastigidae
- Infraphylum Trichozoa
  - Superclassis Parabasalia
    - Classis Trichomonadea
      - Subclassis Eotrichomonadia (paraphyletic)
        Ordo Trichomonadida
        Subordo Trichomonadina
        Familia Trichomonadidae
        
        Subordo Honigbergiellina
        Familia Honigbergiellidae
        
        Familia Hexamastigidae
        
        Familia Tricercomitidae
        
        Subordo Hypotrichomonadina
        Familia Hypotrichomonadidae
        
        Ordo Tritrichomonadina
        Familia Tritrichomonadidae
        
        Familia Dientamoebidae
        
        Familia Monocercomonadidae
        
        Familia Simplicimonadidae
      - Subclassis Cristomonadia
        Ordo Cristamonadida
        Familia Calonymphidae
        
        Familia Devescovinidae
        
        Ordo Spirotrichonymphida
        Familia Holomastigotoididae
    - Classis Trichonymphea
      - Ordo Trichonymphida
        Familia Hoplonymphidae
        
        Familia Staurojoeninidae
        
        Familia Trichonymphidae
        
        Familia Teranymphidae
        
        Familia Spirotrichosomidae
      - Ordo Lophomonadida
        Familia Lophomonadidae
  - Superclassis Fornicata
    - Classis Carpomonadea (paraphyletic)
      - Ordo Carpediemonadida (paraphyletic)
        Familia Carpediemonadidae
        
        Familia Kipferliidae
      - Ordo Chilomastigida
        Familia Chilomastigidae
      - Ordo Dysnectida
        Familia Dysnectidae
    - Classis Eopharyngea
      - Ordo Diplomonadida
        Subordo Distomatina
        Familia Spironucleidae
        
        Familia Enteromonadidae
        
        Familia Hexamitidae
        
        Subordo Giardiina
        Familia Octomitidae
        
        Familia Giardiidae
      - Ordo Retortamonadida
        Familia Retortamonadidae
      - Eopharyngea incertae sedis
        Familia Caviomonadidae
Subphylum Neolouka
- Classis Malawimonadea
  - Ordo Malawimonadida
    - Familia Malawimonadidae