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This is a taxonomy of the Kingdom Euexcavatae. In an attempt to standardize the taxonomy of this group, I have used the endings in the following table from Cavalier-Smith (2003).
| TAXON | ENDING |
| PHYLUM | -A |
| CLASS | -EA |
| ORDER | -IDA |
CLASS JAKOBEA
ORDER JAKOBIDA
Jakoba, Reclinomonas, Histonia.
CLASS MALAWIMONADEA
ORDER MALAWIMONADIDA
Malawimonas
CLASS OXYMONADEA
ORDER TRIMASTIGIDA
Trimastix
ORDER OXYMONADIDA
Oxymonas, Dinenympha, Notila, Monocercomonoides, Micorhopalodina, Proboscidiella, Pyrsonympha, Saccinobaculus.
CLASS TRICHOMONADEA
ORDER TRICHOMONADIDA
Trichomonas, Monocercomonas, Tricercomitus, Histomonas, Dientamoeba, Hexamastix, Chilomitus, Hypotrichomonas, Trichomitus, Tetratrichomonas, Pentatrichomonas, Tritrichomonas, Trichomitopsis, Pseudotrypanosoma, Pentatrichomonoides, Devescovina, Foaina, Gigantomonas, Kirbynia, Coronympha, Metacoronympha, Calonympha.
ORDER LOPHOMONADIDA
Lophomonas, Joenia, Joenoides, Joenina, Joenopsis, Prolophomonas, Microjoena, Rhizonympha, Barbulanympha, Rhynchonympha, Urinympha, Hoplonympha, Staurojoena, Idionympha.
ORDER SPIROTRICHONYMPHIDA
Spirotrichonympha, Spirotrichonympha, Spirotrichosoma, Macrospironympha, Leptospironympha, Holomastigoides, Rostronympha, Spirotrichonymphella.
CLASS TRICHONYMPHEA
ORDER TRICHONYMPHIDA
Trichonympha, Koruga, Deltotrichonympha, Eucomonympha, Pseudotrichonympha, Teratonympha.
CLASS CARPEDIEMONADEA
ORDER CARPEDIEMONADIDA
Carpediemonas
CLASS TREPOMONADEA
ORDER DISTOMONATIDA
Trepomonas, Hexamita, Trigonomonas, Urophagus, Spironucleus.
ORDER GIARDIIDA
Giardia, Octomitus
ORDER ENTEROMONADIDA
Enteromonas
CLASS RETORTOMONADEA
ORDER RETORTOMONADIDA
Retortomonas, Chilomastix
This page is maintained by Jack R. Holt. Last revised 02/15/2005.