Two members of the excavate clade that can cause disease are
A) euglenids and kinetoplastids.
B) dinoflagellates and apicomplexans.
C) loboseans and plasmodial slime molds.
D) cercozoans and foraminiferans.
E) diplomonads and parabasalids.

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Diplomonads and parabasalids are two members of the excavate clade that can cause disease. Diplomonads are responsible for causing gastrointestinal infections such as giardiasis, while parabasalids can cause sexually transmitted diseases such as trichomoniasis.

Two Members of the Excavate Clade That Can Cause Disease