Metopus murrayensis
| Metopus murrayensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | Armophorida |
| Family: | Metopidae |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | M. murrayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Metopus murrayensis Vďačný & Foissner, 2016 | |
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.