The eukaryotic tree is composed of a hand-full number of supergroups and may have a root between unikonts (animals, fungi and Amoebozoa) and bikonts (plants, excavates, chromalveolates and Rhizaria).
In contrast to the vast majority of eukaryotes, the origin of the anaerobic protist Breviata anathema is unclear. Our results place B.
Anathema as a probable sister to Amoebozoa, thereby significantly increasing the cellular diversity of this phylum. Our results demonstrate that investigating a single, deeply diverging enigmatic species may be crucial for our understanding of the evolutionary history of major lineages of eukaryotes.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Proceedings B is the Royal Society's flagship biological research journal, dedicated to the rapid publication and broad dissemination of high-quality research papers, reviews and comment and reply papers. The scope of journal is diverse and is especially strong in organismal biology.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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