Imbricatea is a class of Rhizaria characterised by silica scales. It is sometimes described as "Imbricatea/Silicofilosea", due to the similarity of those two groupings.[1] Imbricatea is divided into the orders Euglyphida and Thaumatomonadida.[2][3]
Phylogeny based on Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012[4]
Silicofilosea Placoperla PerlatiaPerlofilida Cavalier-Smith 2012
Spongomonadida Hibberd 1983 emend. Karpov 1990
PlacofilaRotosphaerida Rainer 1968
Thaumatomonadida Shirkina 1987
PlaconudaDiscocelida Cavalier-Smith 1997
Discomonadida Cavalier-Smith 2014
EuglyphiaEuglyphida Copeland 1956 emend. Cavalier-Smith 1997
NudisarcaVariglissida Cavalier-Smith 2014
Marimonadida Cavalier-Smith & Bass 2011
Imbricatea is a class of Rhizaria characterised by silica scales. It is sometimes described as "Imbricatea/Silicofilosea", due to the similarity of those two groupings. Imbricatea is divided into the orders Euglyphida and Thaumatomonadida.
