Helkesida

Helkesida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Rhizaria
Phylum: Cercozoa
Superclass: Eoglissa
Class: Helkesea
Cavalier-Smith 2018
Order: Helkesida
Cavalier-Smith 2018
Families
Diversity
24 species

Helkesida (formerly known as Sainouroidea) is a group of microscopic protists belonging to the supergroup Rhizaria, both discovered through molecular phylogenetic analyses. It contains amoeboid flagellates with two flagella. They are either free-living, mostly on fecal matter, or live inside the gut of animals. Among these amoebae, one lineage has independently evolved aggregative multicellularity similarly to slime moulds.