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Leucocryptos

Leucocryptos is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes comprising one to two species.

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Leucocryptos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Cryptista
Class: Leucocryptea
Order: Kathablepharida
Family: Kathablepharidae
Genus: Leucocryptos
Butcher, 1967
Species:
L. marina
Binomial name
Leucocryptos marina
(Braarud, 1935) Butcher, 1967
Synonyms
  • Bodo marina Braarud, 1935
  • Chilomonas marina (Braarud, 1935) Halldal, 1953

Leucocryptos is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes comprising one1 to two2 species.

Species

  • Leucocryptos marina
  • Leucocryptos remigera (moved to Kathablepharis remigera1)
References

References

  1. Clay, B; Kugrens, P (Mar 1999). "Systematics of the enigmatic kathablepharids, including EM characterization of the type species, Kathablepharis phoenikoston, and new observations on K. Remigera comb.nov". Protist. 150 (1): 43–59. doi:10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70008-8. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 10724518.
  2. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Leucocryptos". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-21.