Research from Nature Portfolio Recent studies have significantly advanced our phylogenetic framework for eukaryotes. One study resolves the deep structure of the eukaryotic tree by integrating ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Protists (eukaryotes, excluding animals, land plants, and fungi) comprise the bulk of the eukaryotic phylogenetic tree, making their diversity essential to understanding ...

Meteora sporadica, a protist with incredible cell architecture, is related to Hemimastigophora. Current Biology, 2024; 34 (2): 451 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.032 ...

It differs from known protists by the presence of two lateral arms that swing back and forth. However, the ultrastructure and phylogenetic position of M. sporadica remain unknown.

This tree indicated that the Sphaerotermitinae is, in fact, a sister of the comb building Macrotermitinae, a well-studied subfamily of termites.