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Classification of Excavata Phylum Classification
Takashi Nakada
27 July 2011
Kingdom Phylum Subphylum Superclass Class Subclass Order
"Excavata" Percolozoa Tetramitia Heterolobosea Schizopyrenida
Acrasida
Lyromonadida
Percolomonadida
Pseudociliatida
Pharyngomonada Pharyngomonadea Pharyngomonadida
Loukozoa Jakobea Jakobida
Euglenozoa Diplonemea Diplonemida
Euglenophyceae Eutreptiales
Euglenales
Rhabdomonadales
Sphenomonadales
Heteronematales
Euglenamorphales
Kinetoplastea Prokinetoplastina Prokinetoplastida
Metakinetoplastina Eubodonida
Parabodonida
Neobodonida
Trypanosomatida
Postgaardea Postgaardida
Metamonada Anaeromonada Anaeromonadea Trimastigida
Oxymonadida
Trichozoa Parabasalia Hypotrichomonadea Hypotrichomonadida
Trichomonadea Trichomonadida
Honigbergiellida
Tritrichomonadea Tritrichomonadida
Cristamonadea Cristamonadida
Trichonymphea Trichonymphida
Spirotrichonymphea Spirotrichonymphida
Carpediemonadia Carpediemonadea Carpediemonadida
Eopharyngia Trepomonadea Diplomonadida
Retortamonadea Retortamonadida
Incertae sedis Malawimonadea Malawimonadida
Incertae sedis Tsukubamonadida

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