Neometanema
| Neometanema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Euglenida |
| Order: | Natomonadida |
| Suborder: | Metanemina Cavalier-Smith, 2016 |
| Family: | Neometanemidae Cavalier-Smith, 2016 |
| Genus: | Neometanema Lee & Simpson, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Neometanema parovale Lee & Simpson, 2014 | |
Neometanema is a genus of phagotrophic flagellates belonging to the Euglenida, a diverse group of flagellates in the phylum Euglenozoa. It is the sole genus within the monotypic family Neometanemidae and suborder Metanemina. It composes the order Natomonadida together with a closely related clade of osmotrophs known as Aphagea.