1. Diplomonadida
~Sean Lang

2. Key Features Lack Mitochondria Possess two haploid nuclei
Four flagella associated with each nucleus for a total of eight symmetrically arranged

3. Giardia lamblia

4. Interesting Facts
Although they lack mitochondria, they possess the gene sequences that code for mitochondrial proteins
They also have mitochondrial relics called mitosomes
Diplomonads lack peroxisomes and lysosomes in addition to mitochondria

5. Hexamita inflata

6. Significance
Mitosomes – lead scientists to believe they are the link between prokaryotes and eukaryotes