Metopus rex
Metopus rex is a species of metopid first found in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by its large body size and the shape of the macronucleus. M. rex exhibits up to 30μm-long endosymbiotic bacteria.[1]
| Metopus rex | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | |
| Order: | Armophorida |
| Family: | Metopidae |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | M. rex |
| Binomial name | |
| Metopus rex Vďačný & Foissner, 2016 | |
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. 58: 35–76. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2016.12.001. ISSN 0932-4739. PMID 28131035.
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