Loukozoa

Loukozoa is an excavate classification.^[1][2]

They are also known as "jakobids", after Jakoba, one of the members of this class.

References

1. ^ Cavalier-Smith T (November 2003). "The excavate protozoan phyla Metamonada Grassé emend. (Anaeromonadea, Parabasalia, Carpediemonas, Eopharyngia) and Loukozoa emend. (Jakobea, Malawimonas): their evolutionary affinities and new higher taxa". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53 (Pt 6): 1741–58. PMID 14657102. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=14657102. 
2. ^ Cavalier-Smith T (2009). "Megaphylogeny, cell body plans, adaptive zones: causes and timing of eukaryote basal radiations". J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 56 (1): 26–33. PMID 19340985. 

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