Is Unikonta Monophyletic

Even though these characters are not exclusive to the Amoebozoae, they do emerge as a monophyletic group in supertree analyses (Baldauf, 2003, Keeling, 2004, Nikolaev et al.

What is unique about Unikonta?

Characteristics. The unikonts have a triple-gene fusion that is lacking in the bikonts. The three genes code for enzymes which make pyrimidine nucleotides. This must have involved a double gene fusion, a rare pair of events, which supports the shared ancestry of Opisthokonta and Amoebozoa.

Is Amorphea monophyletic?

Again, the validity of this revised taxonomy awaits confirmation. Amoebozoa seems to be monophyletic with two major branches: Conosa and Lobosa.