Nibbleridia is a phylum of predatory microbial eukaryotes in the supergroup Provora. Known as nibblerids, the group contains the class Nibbleridea, order Nibbleridida, family Nibbleridae, and genera Ubysseya and Nibbleromonas.

Taxonomy

The phylogenetic relationships between the six described species of Nibbleridia are represented by the following:

NibbleridiaUbysseya U. fretuma Nibbleromonas N. arcticus N. piranha N. kosolapovi N. curacaus N. quarantinus
Ubysseya U. fretuma Nibbleromonas N. arcticus N. piranha N. kosolapovi N. curacaus N. quarantinus
UbysseyaU. fretuma
NibbleromonasN. arcticus N. piranha N. kosolapovi N. curacaus N. quarantinus
N. arcticus N. piranha
N. arcticus
N. piranha
N. kosolapovi
N. curacaus N. quarantinus
N. curacaus
N. quarantinus

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