Cercozoa is a diverse phylum of single celled eukaryotic organisms, many of them amoeboid or flagellated, that are found throughout soil, freshwater, and marine environments and play a significant role as predators of bacteria and other microorganisms in these ecosystems. The group includes organisms with widely varying forms, some naked and some building shells from foreign particles or their own secreted material, and members are united mainly by genetic relationships rather than by a single shared visible body plan.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ500497, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Cercozoa
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Algal and Protist Phyla, Lead
Cercozoa is a phylum of diverse single-celled eukaryotes.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Cercozoa
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 52
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Cercozoa
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Cercozoa" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 66 ... "early_interval": "Danian"
Wikidata: Cercozoa
Wikidata Q500497, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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