Paracercomonadidae

The paracercomonads are a group of cercozoan protists.^[2] Taxonomically, they comprise the family Paracercomonadidae, order Paracercomonadida and subclass Paracercomonada. Due to their morphological similarities to the cercomonads, members of this family were grouped with Cercomonas and similar taxa from the beginning. However, their similarities are due to convergent evolution.^[1]

Paracercomonadidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Rhizaria
Phylum:	Cercozoa
Superclass:	Ventrifilosa
Class:	Sarcomonadea
Subclass:	Paracercomonada Cavalier-Smith, 2018[1]
Order:	Paracercomonadida Cavalier-Smith, 2018
Family:	Paracercomonadidae Cavalier-Smith, 2012
Genera
Paracercomonas Nucleocercomonas Metabolomonas Brevimastigomonas Phytocercomonas

Classification

There are currently 5 genera of paracercomonads:^[1]

• Brevimastigomonas Arndt, Nitsche, Brabender, Domonell & Kiss, 2012^[3]
• Metabolomonas Arndt, Nitsche, Brabender, Domonell & Kiss, 2012^[3]
• Nucleocercomonas Arndt, Nitsche, Brabender, Domonell & Kiss, 2012^[3]
• Paracercomonas Cavalier-Smith & Bass, 2006^[4]
• Phytocercomonas Braithwaite, 2013^[5]