| Eolouka | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (obsolete as paraphyletic) | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | incertae sedis |
| Supergroup: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Eolouka Cavalier-Smith, 2013 stat. nov. |
| Groups included | |
| Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
Eolouka is an obsolete paraphyletic phylum of protists localized in the clade Discoba. It contains two lineages: Jakobea and Tsukubea, the last containing only one genus, Tsukubamonas.
In 1999 Cavalier-Smith proposed a new paraphyletic phylum of flagellates called Loukozoa, containing only the jakobids. In 2013 it was modified to contain three subphyla:
However, in later years these three groups were raised to the rank of phylum.