Metopus murrayensis
| Metopus murrayensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Armophorea |
| Order: | Metopida |
| Family: | Metopidae |
| Genus: | Metopus |
| Species: | M. murrayensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Metopus murrayensis Vďačný & Foissner, 2016
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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.