mantamonadidae mantamonadidae the mantamonadidae are of free-living heterotrophic flagellates that move primarily by gliding on surfaces (rather than swimming). there is one genus, mantamonas. it has been suggested previously that the mantamonadidae be classified in apusozoa as sister of the apusmonadida on the basis of rrna analyses. however, mantamonads are currently placed in crums on the basis of phylogenomic analyses that identify their closest relatives as the collodictyonids (=diphylleids) and rigifila. mantamonadidae scientific classification domain: eukaryota (unranked): podiata (unranked): crums order: mantamonadida family: mantamonadidaecavalier-smith & glücksman et al. 2011 genera mantamonas taxonomy order mantamonadida cavalier-smith glücksman et al. 2011 family mantamonadidae cavalier-smith glücksman et al. 2011 genus mantamonas cavalier-smith glücksman et al. 2011 species mantamonas plastica cavalier-smith & glücksman 2011 phylogeny scotokaryota metamonada cavalier-smith 1987 emend. cavalier-smith 2003 opimoda ancyromonadida cavalier-smith 1998 emend. atkins 2000 malawimonadea cavalier-smith 2003 amorphea amoebozoa lühe 1913 emend. cavalier-smith 1998 obazoa breviatea cavalier-smith 2004 apusomonadida karpov & mylnikov 1989 opisthokonta crums mantamonadida cavalier-smith 2004 rigifilida karpov & mylnikov 1989 diphylleida cavalier-smith 1993