Corallochytrium
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Corallochytrium is a single-celled eukaryote
which was found in coral reef lagoons of the Lakshadweep
islands of the Arabian sea. Although it is an opisthokont
, its closest relatives in that group are not clear. For example, it is not clear whether it is more closely related to animals or fungi.
Eukaryote
A eukaryote is an organism whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within membranes. Eukaryotes may more formally be referred to as the taxon Eukarya or Eukaryota. The defining membrane-bound structure that sets eukaryotic cells apart from prokaryotic cells is the nucleus, or nuclear...
which was found in coral reef lagoons of the Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep , formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the coast of the South West Indian state of Kerala...
islands of the Arabian sea. Although it is an opisthokont
Opisthokont
The opisthokonts or "Fungi/Metazoa group" are a broad group of eukaryotes, including both the animal and fungus kingdoms, together with the eukaryotic microorganisms that are sometimes grouped in the paraphyletic phylum Choanozoa...
, its closest relatives in that group are not clear. For example, it is not clear whether it is more closely related to animals or fungi.