Massisteria marina

Massisteria marina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Cercozoa
Class:	Granofilosea
Order:	Leucodictyida
Family:	Massisteriidae
Genus:	Massisteria
Species:	M. marina
Binomial name
	Massisteria marina; Larsen & Patterson, 1990

Massisteria marina is a species of small marine phagotrophic protists that normally feed on bacteria. Individuals live associated with sediment particles and suspended detritus in litoral or marine waters. It is found at marine sites all around the world. Its predominantly sedentary lifestyle was a discovery that challenged the concept of bacterivorous protists as constantly active hunters, and its permanent association with detritus particles is uncommon among flagellates.^[2]

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