Ministeria
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Ministeria is a small single-celled eukaryote
which feeds on bacteria. Although it is an opisthokont
, it seems not to fit in any of the established opisthokont lineages such as choanoflagellate
s or animal
s. It might form a group with Capsaspora
, another opisthokont of uncertain placement.
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 feeds on bacteria. 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...
, it seems not to fit in any of the established opisthokont lineages such as choanoflagellate
Choanoflagellate
The choanoflagellates are a group of free-living unicellular and colonial flagellate eukaryotes considered to be the closest living relatives of the animals...
s or animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s. It might form a group with Capsaspora
Capsaspora
Capsaspora is a single-celled eukaryote which is a symbiont in the haemolymph of the tropical freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata.- Taxonomy :...
, another opisthokont of uncertain placement.