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Opisthokonta and Choanoflagellates

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Opisthokonta is defined by a single posterior flagellum that pushes the cell, a trait including animals, fungi, and the animal-like choanoflagellate protists.

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A choanoflagellate's collar of microvilli around its flagellum filters bacteria for food, resembling the collar cells found in sponges.

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A posterior, pushing flagellum sets Opisthokonta apart from most other eukaryotes, whose flagella pull the cell from the front.