Monadofilosa is a grouping of Cercozoa.[1] (It is sometimes considered one of three, the other two being Endomyxa and Reticulofilosa.)[2] These organisms are single-celled amoeboid protists.
Cercomonads are flagellates that glide on their posterior cilium and/or generate filopodia. Members of this group contain Cryothecomonas, Thaumatomonas, which is covered with siliceous scales, and Cercomonas, which is naked. Cercomonas contains several species that show exhibit amoeboid movement, such as the testate amoeba Cyphoderia, and the flagellate Cryothecomonas.
Monadofilosa is sometimes treated as a superclass rather than a subphylum.
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