| Myxophyllum steenstrupi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Philasterida |
| Family: | Thigmophryidae |
| Genus: | Myxophyllum |
| Species: | M. steenstrupi |
| Binomial name | |
| Myxophyllum steenstrupi (Stein, 1861) Raabe, 1934 | |
Myxophyllum steenstrupi is a symbiotic ciliate living in the body slime and mantle cavity of terrestrial pulmonates which was rediscovered after almost 30 years.[1]
References
- ↑ Zhang, Tengyue; Vďačný, Peter (2021). "Re-discovery and novel contributions to morphology and multigene phylogeny of Myxophyllum steenstrupi (Ciliophora: Pleuronematida), an obligate symbiont of terrestrial pulmonates". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa095.
- James H. Penn (1958). "Studies on Ciliates from Mollusks of Iowa". Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science. 65 (74): 517–534.
- "Myxophyllum steenstrupi".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.