Glissomonadida
| Glissomonadida | |
|---|---|
| The glissomonad Orciraptor agilis attacking an Actinotaenium cell. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Sarcomonadea |
| Subclass: | Pediglissa |
| Order: | Glissomonadida Howe, Bass, Vickerman, Chao & Cavalier-Smith, 2009 emend. Hess & Melkonian, 2013 |
| Suborders and families | |
| |
The glissomonads are a group of bacterivorous gliding flagellated protists that compose the order Glissomonadida, in the amoeboflagellate phylum Cercozoa. They comprise a vast, largely undescribed diversity of soil and freshwater organisms. They are the sister group to cercomonads; the two orders form a solid clade of gliding soil-dwelling flagellates called Pediglissa.