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Petalomonas gigas

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About

Petalomonas gigas e um euglenideo grande, achatado e nao fotosintetico com corpo celular rigido em forma de folha e um unico flagelo emergente. Habita ambientes de agua doce, incluindo tanques, filmes de agua do solo e superficies de sedimentos. Este protista heterotrofico se alimenta de bacterias e pequenas particulas organicas em habitats benticos de agua doce.

Habitat & Distribution

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Found in Sweden.

🇸🇪 Sweden

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom
Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum
Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class
Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order
Petalomonadida (Petalomonadida)
Family
Scytomonadidae
Genus
Petalomonas
Species
Petalomonas gigas ()

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of ?
The scientific name of is Petalomonas gigas. It belongs to the genus Petalomonas.
Where does live?
is found in Found in Sweden.. Countries include Sweden.
What family does belong to?
(Petalomonas gigas) belongs to the genus Petalomonas, which is part of the taxonomic family Scytomonadidae.
What kingdom does belong to?
(Petalomonas gigas) belongs to the kingdom Protozoa (protozoário).
What are the closest relatives of ?
The closest relatives of in the genus Petalomonas include , , , , .

Native Range — 1 Countries

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Genus Petalomonas — 6 Species

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Petalomonas gigas
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Petalomonas pusilla
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Petalomonas prototheca
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Petalomonas steinii
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Petalomonas minuta
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Petalomonas punctato-striata
NE
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