Microheliella

Microheliella is a monotypic genus of protists containing the sole species M. maris, first described in 2012. It has a variety of unusual morphological characteristics which make its broader classification difficult. These include a centrosome with two concentric granular shells and axopodia much simpler in structure than in visually similar protists (other 'heliozoa').^[1]

Microheliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Phylum:	Cryptista
Class:	Endohelea
Order:	Microhelida Cavalier-Smith 2011
Family:	Microheliellidae Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012
Genus:	Microheliella Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012
Species:	M. maris
Binomial name
Microheliella maris Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012

Recent phylogenomic analyses suggest the microhelida are sister to the Cryptista, forming a clade called Pancryptista, which would be sister to the Archaeplastida.^[2][3]