| Epixenosomes | |
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| Transmission electron micrograph of stage II epixenosomes. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Verrucomicrobiota |
| Class: | Opitutae |
| Order: | Puniceicoccales |
| Family: | Puniceicoccaceae |
| Genus: | Epixenosoma Bauer Aet al. 2005 |
| Type species | |
| "Ca. Epixenosoma ejectans" Bauer Aet al. 2005
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Epixenosomes, also known as Candidatus Epixenosoma, are a genus of bacteria in the phylum Verrucomicrobiota that form a symbiosis with marine ciliates of the genus Euplotidium, where they help to defend their ciliate hosts against predators. It is a monospecific genus, containing only the species Ca. Epixenosoma ejectans.