Colpodella
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Colpodella is a genus of alveolates comprising 5 species, and two further possible species:[1] They share all the synapomorphies of apicomplexans, but are free-living, rather than parasitic.[1] Many members of this genus were previously assigned to a different genus - Spiromonas.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | TSAR |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Order: | Colpodellida |
Family: | Colpodellidae Simpson & Patterson, 1996 |
Genus: | Colpodella Cienkowski, 1865 |
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The type species is Colpodella pugnax Cienkowski 1865.