Metopus filum
Metopus filum is a species of metopid first found in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. It can be distinguished from its congeners by its thin body, an absence of cortical granules, and a low number of ciliary rows and adoral polykinetids.[1]
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| Order: | Armophorida |
| Family: | Metopidae |
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| Species: | M. filum |
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| Metopus filum 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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