Rigifila
| Rigifila ramosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Apusozoa |
| Class: | Hilomonadea |
| Order: | Rigifilida |
| Family: | Rigifilidae |
| Genus: | Rigifila |
| Species: | R. ramosa |
Rigifila ramosa is one of the two members of the Rigifilida. It differs from the other member Micronuclearia podoventralis by having two pellicular layers covering the cell instead of a single one. Dorsal filopodia are also thicker and more conspicuous than in Micronuclearia.[1]
References
- ↑ Yabuki, A., Ishida, K-I., Cavalier-Smith, T. (2013) Rigifila ramosa n. gen., n. sp., a Filose Apusozoan with a Distinctive Pellicle, is Related to Micronuclearia. Protist 164, 75-88.
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