Nucleariid

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Nucleariids
Nuclearia sp Nikko.jpg
Nuclearia thermophila
Scientific classification
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Nucleariida

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The nucleariids are a group of amoebae[1] with filose pseudopods, known mostly from soils and freshwater. They are distinguished from the superficially similar vampyrellids mainly by having mitochondria with discoid cristae.

Classification

Nucleariids are opisthokonts,[3] the group which includes animals, fungi and several smaller groups. Several studies place the nucleariids as a sister group to the fungi.[4][5]

Characteristics

Nucleariids are usually small, up to about 50 μm in size.

According to a 2009 paper, Fonticula, a cellular slime mold, is an opisthokont and more closely related to Nuclearia than to fungi.[6]

References

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