| Carpediemonas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Excavata |
| Phylum: | Metamonada |
| Superclass: |
Carpediemonadia Cavalier-Smith |
| Class: |
Carpediemonadea Cavalier-Smith |
| Order: |
Carpediemonadida Cavalier-Smith |
| Genus: |
Carpediemonas Ekebom, Patterson & Vørs, 1996 |
| Species: | C. membranifera |
| Binomial name | |
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Carpediemonas membranifera (Larsen & Patterson, 1990) Ekebom, Patterson & Vørs, 1996 |
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Carpediemonas is a genus of eukaryotes. The single known species, Carpediemonas membranifera, is a small flagellate that was originally isolated from anaerobic intertidal sediment. It is distantly related to diplomonads. It has been shown to have a membrane-bounded organelle reminiscent of a hydrogenosome.