Sterkiella histriomuscorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Class: | Spirotrichea |
Family: | Oxytrichidae |
Genus: | Sterkiella |
Species: | S. histriomuscorum
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Binomial name | |
Sterkiella histriomuscorum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Sterkiella histriomuscorum, formerly Oxytricha trifallax, is a ciliate species in the genus Sterkiella, known for its highly fragmented genomes which have been used as a model for ciliate genetics.