psalteriomonas lanterna psalteriomonas lanterna psalteriomonas lanterna is a species of amoebae in the group of heterolobosea. the cells of the flagellate stage show four nuclei, four ventral grooves and four mastigont systems, each with four flagella. it lacks a golgi apparatus and reproduction occurs in both stages of its life cycle. psalteriomonas lanterna scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): excavata phylum: percolozoa class: heterolobosea order: schizopyrenida family: vahlkampfiidae genus: psalteriomonas species: p. lanterna binomial name psalteriomonas lanternabroers, stumm, vogels & brugerolle, 1990