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''Neobodo'' are diverse protists belonging to the eukaryotic supergroup Excavata. They are Kinetoplastids in the subclass Bodonidae. They are small, free-living, heterotrophic flagellates with two flagella of unequal length used to create a propulsive current for feeding.Kirchman, D. 2008: Microbial ecology of the oceans / [edited by] David L. Kirchman. (2nd ed.). As members of Kinetoplastids, they have an evident kinetoplastTikhonenkov, D. V., Janouškovec, J., Keeling, P. J., and Mylnikov, A. P. 2016: The Morphology, Ultrastructure and SSU rRNA Gene Sequence of a New Freshwater Flagellate, Neobodo borokensis n. sp. (Kinetoplastea, Excavata). The Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 63 :220–232. DOI:10.1111/jeu.12271 There was much confusion and debate within the class Kinetoplastid and subclass Bodonidae regarding the classification of the organism, but finally the new genera ''Neobodo'' was proposed by Keith Vickerman.Moreira, David, et al. 2004: An Updated View of Kinetoplast ...
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