Metopus murrayensis

Metopus murrayensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Subphylum:	Intramacronucleata
Class:	Armophorea
Order:	Armophorida
Family:	Metopidae
Genus:	Metopus
Species:	M. murrayensis
Binomial name
	Metopus murrayensis; Vďačný & Foissner, 2016

Metopus murrayensis is a species of metopid first found in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia, after which it is named. It can be distinguished by having a globular macronucleus surrounded by many refractive granules and a big preoral dome.^[1]

References

↑ Vďačný, Peter; Foissner, Wilhelm (2016). "A huge diversity of metopids (Ciliophora, Armophorea) in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. I. Description of five new species and redescription of Metopus setosus Kahl, 1927". European Journal of Protistology. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2016.12.001. ISSN 0932-4739.

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[VďačnýFoissner2016-1] Vďačný, Peter; Foissner, Wilhelm (2016). "A huge diversity of metopids (Ciliophora, Armophorea) in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. I. Description of five new species and redescription of Metopus setosus Kahl, 1927". European Journal of Protistology. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2016.12.001. ISSN 0932-4739.