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Rare microbes lead scientists to discover new branch on the tree of life

Hemimastigotes are more different from all other living things than animals are from fungi

Based on the genetic analysis they've done so far, the Dalhousie team has determined that hemimastigotes are unique and different enough from other organisms to form their own "supra-kingdom" — a grouping so big that animals and fungi, which have their own kingdoms, are considered similar enough to be part of the same supra-kingdom.