Tetramitia is one of the two major subphyla within the protist phylum Heterolobosea (the other is Pharyngomonada).

Taxonomy

This subphylum is a member of Heterolobosea that contains many different groups:

  1. Acrastidae
  2. Creneidae
  3. Euplaesiobystra
  4. Eutetramitea
  5. Fumarolamoeba
  6. Gruberellidae
  7. Heteraomeba
  8. Naegleria
  9. Neovahlkampfiidae
  10. Percolomonadidae
  11. Psalteriomonadidae
  12. Selenaionea
  13. Stephanopogonidae
  14. Tetramitus
  15. Tulamoebidae

Phylogeny

The phylogeny seen below is mainly based on (see also a ). Tetramitia is divided into two major groups, Selenaionea and Eutetramitea. This first clade contains Neovahlkampfiida, Selenaionida, Gruberellidae and Euplaesiobystra. The second clade contains Neagleria, Percolomonadidae, Psalteriomonadidae, Creneidae, Lyromonadida and etc.

HeteroloboseaPharyngomonada Pharyngomonadea Pharyngomonadida Pharyngomonadidae Tetramitia Selenaionea Neovahlkampfiida Selenaionida Eutetramitea Naegleriida Percolomonadida ? Pseudociliatida Creneida Lyromonadida
PharyngomonadaPharyngomonadea Pharyngomonadida Pharyngomonadidae
PharyngomonadeaPharyngomonadida Pharyngomonadidae
PharyngomonadidaPharyngomonadidae
TetramitiaSelenaionea Neovahlkampfiida Selenaionida Eutetramitea Naegleriida Percolomonadida ? Pseudociliatida Creneida Lyromonadida
SelenaioneaNeovahlkampfiida Selenaionida
Neovahlkampfiida
Selenaionida
EutetramiteaNaegleriida Percolomonadida ? Pseudociliatida Creneida Lyromonadida
Naegleriida
Percolomonadida ? Pseudociliatida Creneida Lyromonadida
Percolomonadida ? Pseudociliatida Creneida
Percolomonadida ? Pseudociliatida
Percolomonadida
?Pseudociliatida
Creneida
Lyromonadida