| Proleptomonas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Sarcomonadea |
| Order: | Glissomonadida |
| Suborder: | Sandonina |
| Family: | Proleptomonadidae Howe, Bass, Vickerman, Chao & Cavalier-Smith, 2009 |
| Genus: | Proleptomonas Woodcock, 1916 |
| Species: | P. faecicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Proleptomonas faecicola Woodcock, 1916 | |
Proleptomonas is a genus of coprophilic protists, containing the single speciesProleptomonas faecicola. It belongs to the phylumCercozoa, although it was previously considered the only free-livingkinetoplastid.[1][2] It is the only member of familyProleptomonadidae.[3]
