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