Unikonts are members of the Unikonta, a taxonomic group proposed by Thomas Cavalier-Smith. It includes amoebozoa and opisthokonts. Clade The group includes eukaryotic cells that, for the most part, have a single emergent flagellum, or are amoebae with no flagella. The unikonts include opisthokonts (animals, fungi and related forms) and Amoebozoa. By contrast other well-known eukaryotic groups, which more often have two emergent flagella (although there are many exceptions) are often referred t… (More on Unikont) |