Dolichomastix tenuilepis
| Dolichomastix tenuilepis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Mamiellophyceae |
| Order: | Dolichomastigales |
| Genus: | Dolichomastix |
| Species: | D. tenuilepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolichomastix tenuilepis Throndsen & Zingone 1997
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Dolichomastix tenuilepis is a unicellular alga of the order Dolichomastigales, family Dolichomastigaceae. The species inhabits marine environments. Specimens were collected in Niskin bottles at a station on the island of Capri on July 6, 1994. The species is distinguished from other Dolichomastix species primarily by its scales, which are not radiated.