Metopus murrayensis

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]

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

References

  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. 58: 35–76. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2016.12.001. ISSN 0932-4739. PMID 28131035.


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