Pygsuia

Pygsuia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Amorphea
Class: Breviatea
Genus:
Brown et al., 2013
Species:
P. biforma
Binomial name
Pygsuia biforma
Brown et al., 2013[1]

Pygsuia is a genus in the clade of Breviatea, which are basal eukaryotes.[2] This genus contains only one species, Pygsuia biforma, which is known for its long flagella compared to other breviates.

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  2. ^ Brown, Matthew W.; Sharpe, Susan C.; Silberman, Jeffrey D.; Heiss, Aaron A.; Lang, B. Franz; Simpson, Alastair G. B.; Roger, Andrew J. (2013). "Phylogenomics demonstrates that breviate flagellates are related to opisthokonts and apusomonads". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280 (1769). doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1755. PMC 3768317. PMID 23986111.