Diplomonad

Diplomonad
Giardia lamblia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Metamonada
Order:
Families, subfamilies, and genera[1]

The diplomonads (Greek for "two units")[2] are a group of flagellates, most of which are parasitic. They include Giardia duodenalis, which causes giardiasis in humans.[3] They are placed among the metamonads, and appear to be particularly close relatives of the retortamonads.

  1. ^ "Diplomonadida". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "monad". Oxford Dictionary. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "CDC - DPDx - Giardiasis". www.cdc.gov. 22 April 2021.
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