You discover a new lineage of protists. You examine several species of this lineage under the microscope and find a distinctive feature that sets them apart from other protists. Following the nomenclature style used to name the lineage Discicristata, you decide to name this new lineage Spherocristata. What is the distinctive feature that is reflected in the name?
A) a perfectly round nucleus
B) spherical cristae within their mitochondria
C) spherical thylakoids within their chloroplasts
D) flagella that beat in a circle
E) perfectly round lysosomes

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The name Spherocristata suggests that the distinctive feature of this new lineage is spherical cristae within their mitochondria.

You Discover a New Lineage of Protists