Bigyra
| Bigyra | |
|---|---|
| Aplanochytrium, SEM showing one vegetative cell and extended ectoplasmic network. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Halvaria |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Bigyra Cavalier-Smith 1998, emend. 2006 emend. 2013 |
| Clades | |
Bigyra (from Latin bi- 'twice' and gyrus 'circle') is a phylum of microscopic eukaryotes that are found at the base of the Stramenopiles clade. It includes three well-known heterotrophic groups Bicosoecida, Opalinata and Labyrinthulomycetes, as well as several small clades initially discovered through environmental DNA samples: Nanomonadea, Placididea, Opalomonadea and Eogyrea. The classification of Bigyra has changed several times since its origin, and its monophyly remains unresolved.