| Cyatta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyatta Sosa-Calvo et al., 2013 |
| Species: | C. abscondita
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo et al., 2013
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Cyatta is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae containing the single species Cyatta abscondita. It is considered the most recent ancestor of all fungus-farming ants and a living fossil.[1]
- ^ "The Ghost Ant: New Species is a Living Fossil of Ancient Fungus-Farming Ants". Nature World News. Dec 23, 2013. Retrieved 24 Dec 2013.