Taxonavigation
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Chromista
Subregnum: Harosa 
Infraregnum: Rhizaria 
Phylum: Cercozoa 
Subphylum: Filosa
Superclassis: Monadofilosa
Classes: Metromonadea – Sarcomonadea – ?Thecofilosea
Name
Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith, 1997
References
- Thomas Cavalier-Smith and Ema E.-Y. Chao, Phylogeny and classification of phylum Cercozoa (Protozoa), Protist 154, 341-358 (2003).
 - Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Protist phylogeny and the high-level classification of Protozoa, Europ. J. Protistol. 39, 338-348 (2003).
 
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Alternative classifications
Cavalier-Smith (1996/97)
From Amoeboflagellates and mitochondrial cristae in eukaryote evolution: megasystematics of the new protozoan subkingdoms eozoa and neozoa, .
Phylum Rhizopoda Dujardin 1835 stat. nov. Haeckel 1866 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1996
- Subphylum 1. Phytomyxa subphy. nov. Cavalier-Smith 1996
 - Subphylum 2. Reticulofilosa subphy. nov. Cavalier-Smith 1996
 - Subphylum 3. Monadofilosa subphy. nov. Cavalier-Smith 1996
- Class 1. Sarcomonadea Cavalier-Smith 1993 stat. nov. 1995 emend. a)
 - Class 2. Filosea Leidy 1879 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1993
 
 
Cavalier-Smith (1998)
From A revised six-kingdom system of life.
Kingdom Protozoa
- Subkingdom Neozoa
- Infrakingdom Sarcomastigota
- Phylum Cercozoa
- Subphylum Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith 1997 (e.g. Cercomonas, Gymnophrys, Euglypha, Spongomonas)
 
 
 - Phylum Cercozoa
 
 - Infrakingdom Sarcomastigota
 
Cavalier Smith (2000)
Cavalier-Smith, T. (2000). Flagellate megaevolution: the basis for eukaryote diversification. In: Leadbeater, B.S.C., Green, J.C. (eds.). The Flagellates. Unity, diversity and evolution. London: Taylor and Francis, pp. 361-390.
“Classification of the flagellate-containing kingdoms: Protozoa, Plantae and Chromista:”
Kingdom 1 Protozoa [**] Owen 1858 [75 orders]
- Subkingdom 2 Neozoa [**] Cavalier-Smith 1993 stat. nov. 1997 em. 1999
- Infrakingdom 1 Sarcomastigota [**] Cavalier-Smith 1983 stat. nov. em. 1999
- Phylum 1 Cercozoa Cavalier-Smith 1998 [12 orders]
- Subphylum 3 Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith 1997
- Class 1 Sarcomonadea Cavalier-Smith 1993 stat. nov. 1995 em. 1997 (e.g. Cercomonas, Massisteria, Bodomorpha, Heteromita, Metopion, Thaumatomonas, Thaumatomastix, Allas, Cryothecomonas) [3 orders]
 - Class 2 Filosea [+] Leidy 1879 em. Cavalier-Smith 1997 (e.g. Vampyrella, Euglypha, Paulinella, Gromia)
 - Class 3 Ramicristea Cavalier-Smith 1997 stat. nov. (Dimorpha, Tetradimorpha, Commation) [2 orders]
 
 
 - Subphylum 3 Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith 1997
 
 - Phylum 1 Cercozoa Cavalier-Smith 1998 [12 orders]
 
 - Infrakingdom 1 Sarcomastigota [**] Cavalier-Smith 1983 stat. nov. em. 1999
 
Cavalier-Smith (2002)
From The phagotrophic origin of eukaryotes and phylogenetic classification of Protozoa
In Phylum Cercozoa
Subphylum Monadofilosa
- Class Sarcomonadea
 - Class Testaceafilosea
 - Class Ramicristea
 
Cavalier-Smith & Chao (2003)
From Phylogeny and classification of phylum Cercozoa (Protozoa), , .
Cercozoa Cavalier-Smith 1998
- Subphylum 1. Filosa Cavalier-Smith subphyl. nov.
- Superclass 2. Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith 1996/7 stat. nov.
- Class 1. Sarcomonadea Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend.
- Order 1. Metopiida Cavalier-Smith ord. nov. 
- Family Metopiidae Cavalier-Smith fam. nov. (type: Metopion fluens Larsen and Patterson 1990).
 
 - Order 2. Cercomonadida Poche 1913 emend. Vickerman in Honigberg 1983
- Family 1. Cercomonadidae Kent 1880/1 emend. (Cercomonas)
 - Family 2. Heteromitidae Kent 1880/1 emend. (Heteromita, Bodomorpha, Proleptomonas, Allantion)
 
 
 - Order 1. Metopiida Cavalier-Smith ord. nov. 
 - Class 2. Thecofilosea Cavalier-Smith cl. nov. 
- Order 1. Tectofilosida Cavalier-Smith ord. nov. (Families Pseudodifflugiidae, e.g. Cryptodifflugia; Chlamydophryidae; Psammonobiotidae; Amphitremidae; Volutellidae)
 - Order 2. Cryomonadida Cavalier-Smith 1993 (e.g. Cryothecomonas)
 
 - Class 3. Imbricatea Cavalier-Smith cl. nov
- Order 1. Thaumatomonadida Shirkina 1987 (e.g. Thaumatomonas, Thaumatomastix, Allas, Gyromitus)
 - Order 2. Euglyphida Copeland 1956 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1997 (4 families, e.g. Euglypha, Trinema, Corythion, Assulina, Tracheleuglypha, Trachelocorythion, Cyphoderia, Paulinella)
 
 
 - Class 1. Sarcomonadea Cavalier-Smith 1993 emend.
 
 - Superclass 2. Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith 1996/7 stat. nov.
 
Cavalier-Smith & Oates (2012)
Cavalier-Smith, T., & Oates, B. (2012). Ultrastructure of Allapsa vibrans and the body plan of Glissomonadida (Cercozoa). Protist, 163(2), 165-187.
Phylum Cercozoa Cavalier-Smith, 1998;
- Subphylum Filosa Cavalier-Smith, 2003
- Infraphylum Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith, 1997 stat. n. 
- Superclass 1. Eoglissa Cavalier-Smith, supercl. n. 
- Class 1. Metromonadea* Cavalier-Smith, 2007 
- Order 1. Metopiida* Cavalier-Smith, 2003 (Metopion, Micrometopion)
 - Order 2. Metromonadida* Bass and Cavalier-Smith, 2004 em. (Metromonas, Kiitoksia)
 
 - Class 2. Sarcomonadea Cavalier-Smith, 1993 
- Order 1. Cercomonadida* Poche, 1913 em. Karpov et al. 2006
- Family 1. Cercomonadidae* Kent, 1880/1 em. Cavalier-Smith (Cercomonas, Neocercomonas, Eocercomonas, Cavernomonas, Filomonas)
 - Family 2. Paracercomonadidae* Cavalier-Smith, 2011 (Paracercomonas)
 
 - Order 2. Glissomonadida Howe and Cavalier-Smith, 2009
- Family 1. Sandonidae* Howe et al. 2009 (Sandona, Flectomonas, Neoheteromita, Mollimonas)
 - Family 2. Dujardinidae* Howe and Cavalier-Smith, 2011 (Dujardina)
 - Family 3. Bodomorphidae* Hollande, 1952 emended diagnosis (Cavalier-Smith); (Bodomorpha)
 - Family 4. Proleptomonadidae Howe et al. 2009 (Proleptomonas)
 - Family 5. Allapsidae* Howe and Cavalier-Smith, 2009 (Allapsa, Teretomonas, Allantion)
 - Superfamily Sainouroidea Cavalier-Smith, 2009
- Family 1. Sainouridae Cavalier-Smith et al. 2008 (Sainouron*, Cholamonas)
 - Family 2. Helkesimastigidae* Cavalier-Smith, 2008 (Helkesimastix)
 
 
 - Order 2. Pansomonadida Vickerman, 2005
- Suborder Agitatina* Cavalier-Smith subord. n. Diagnosis as for Agitatidae (Bass et al. 2009 p. 510)
- Family 1. Agitatidae* Cavalier-Smith and Bass, 2009 (Agitata)
 
 - Suborder 2. Haptopodina Cavalier-Smith (in Yabuki et al. 2011)
- Family 1. Aurigamonadidae* Cavalier-Smith fam. n. (Aurigamonas)
 - Family 2. Acinetactidae Stokes, 1886 (Acinetactis)
 
 
 - Suborder Agitatina* Cavalier-Smith subord. n. Diagnosis as for Agitatidae (Bass et al. 2009 p. 510)
 
 - Order 1. Cercomonadida* Poche, 1913 em. Karpov et al. 2006
 - Sarcomonadea incertae sedis: Katabiidae Cavalier-Smith fam. n. Type and sole genus Katabia (Karpov et al. 2003).
 
 - Class 1. Metromonadea* Cavalier-Smith, 2007 
 
 - Superclass 1. Eoglissa Cavalier-Smith, supercl. n. 
 
 - Infraphylum Monadofilosa Cavalier-Smith, 1997 stat. n. 
 
[Notes: *Taxa containing only gliding zooflagellates;
For brevity the second superclass within Monadofilosa (i.e. Ventrifilosa comprising Imbricatea and Thecofilosea: Cavalier-Smith and Karpov 2011) is not shown here.]
Scoble & Cavalier-Smith (2014)
Scoble, J. M., & Cavalier-Smith, T. (2014). Scale evolution, sequence phylogeny, and taxonomy of thaumatomonad Cercozoa: 11 new species and new genera Scutellomonas, Cowlomonas, Thaumatospina and Ovaloplaca. European Journal of Protistology, 50(3), 270-313, .
Phylum Cercozoa
- Subphylum Filosa 
- Infraphylum Monadofilosa 
- Superclass Ventrifilosa 
- Class Imbricatea 
- Subclass Placoperla
- Superorder Placofila
- Order Thaumatomonadida (new genera: Scutellomonas, Cowlomonas, Thaumatospina, Ovaloplaca)
 - Order Rotosphaerida
 - Order Zoelucasida
 
 - Superorder Perlatia
- Order Spongomonadida
 - Order Perlofilida (Pompholyxophrys, Acanthoperla)
 
 
 - Superorder Placofila
 - Subclass Placonuda
- Superorder Euglyphia
- Order Euglyphida
 
 - Superorder Nudisarca
- Order Marimonadida
 - Order Variglissida
 
 
 - Superorder Euglyphia
 
 - Subclass Placoperla
 - Class Thecofilosea
- Order Cryomonadida
 - Order Matazida
 - Order Ebriida
 - Order Tectofilosida
 
 
 - Class Imbricatea 
 - Ventrifilosa incertae sedis: order Discomonadida, order Ventricleftida
 - Superclass Eoglissa [implicit]
- Class Metromonadea
 - Class Sarcomonadea 
- Order Pansomonadida
 - Order Pseudosporida
 - Order Glissomonadida
 - Order Cercomonadida
 
 
 
 - Superclass Ventrifilosa 
 
 - Infraphylum Monadofilosa 
 
Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Ruggiero, M.A., Gordon, D.P., Orrell, T.M., Bailly, N., Bourgoin, T., Brusca, R.C., Cavalier-Smith, T., Guiry, M. D. & Kirk, P. M. (2015). A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248, .
- Superkingdom Eukaryota
- Kingdom Chromista
- Subkingdom Harosa [= "Supergroup SAR"]
- Infrakingdom Rhizaria
- Phylum Cercozoa
- Subphylum Monadofilosa
- Class Imbricatea
- Subclass Placonuda
- Order Discocelida
 - Order Discomonadida
 - Order Euglyphida
 - Order Marimonadida
 - Order Variglissida
 
 - Subclass Placoperla
- Order Perlofilida
 - Order Rotosphaerida
 - Order Spongomonadida
 - Order Thaumatomonadida
 - Order Zoelucasida
 
 
 - Subclass Placonuda
 - Class Metromonadea
- Order Metopiida
 - Order Metromonadida
 
 - Class Sarcomonadea
- Order Cercomonadida
 - Order Glissomonadida
 - Order Pansomonadida
 - Order Pseudosporida
 - Order Sainouroida
 
 - Class Thecofilosea
- Subclass Eothecia
- Order Cryomonadida
 - Order Ebriida
 - Order Matazida
 - Order Ventricleftida
 
 - Subclass Phaeodaria
- Order Eodarida
 - Order Opaloconchida
 
 - Subclass Tectosia
- Order Tectofilosida
 
 
 - Subclass Eothecia
 
 - Class Imbricatea
 
 - Subphylum Monadofilosa
 
 - Phylum Cercozoa
 
 - Infrakingdom Rhizaria
 
 - Subkingdom Harosa [= "Supergroup SAR"]
 
 - Kingdom Chromista
 
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