Metaurostyla thompsoni

(Deepwater Stargazer)

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Protozoa (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Subkingdom: Biciliata
    - Infrakingdom: Alveolata Cavalier-Smith, 1991
      - Phylum: Ciliophora - Ciliates
        Subphylum: Intramacronucleata Lynn, 1996
        Class: Ciliatea Bütschli, 1889
        Subclass: Stichotrichia Small & Lynn, 1985
        Order: Hypotrichida Jankowski, 1979
        Family: Urostylidae Bütschli, 1889
        Genus: Metaurostyla
        Specific descriptor: thompsoni
        Scientific name: Metaurostyla thompsoni

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There are approximately 1 species and subspecies in this genus: M. thompsoni (Deepwater Stargazer)

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Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:

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Last Revised: March 19, 2008