Ligniera | |
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Ligniera junci | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Endomyxa |
Class: | Phytomyxea |
Order: | Plasmodiophorida |
Family: | Plasmodiophoridae |
Genus: | Ligniera Maire & A. Tison 1911[1][2][3] |
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Ligniera is a protist genus of the family Plasmodiophoraceae.[2][4]
The genus name of Ligniera is in honour of Élie Antoine Octave Lignier (1855–1916), who was a French botanist, known for his work in the field of paleobotany.[5]