The primitivity of Pelomyxa came into doubt in 1988, when Joe I. Griffin published a structural study of Pelomyxa palustris showing that the species does, after all, possess rudimentary flagella, and that it does mitose.
O carácter primitivo de Pelomyxa empezou a poñerse en dúbida en 1988, cando Joe I. Griffin publicou un estudo estrutural de Pelomyxa palustris que indicaba que a especie en realidade posuía flaxelos rudimentarios, e podía facer a mitose.