Octomitus
Genus of flagellates
Octomitus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Metamonada
Order:
Diplomonadida
Family:
Hexamitidae
Subfamily:
Giardiinae
Genus:
Octomitus
Octomitus
is a genus of
Excavata
.
It includes the species
Octomitus intestinalis
.
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1
]
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Keeling PJ, Brugerolle G (June 2006). "Evidence from SSU rRNA phylogeny that Octomitus is a sister lineage to Giardia".
Protist
.
157
(2): 205–12.
doi
:
10.1016/j.protis.2006.01.003
.
PMID
16618550
.