Chromidina chattoni
Species of single-celled organism
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Chromidina elegans is a species of ciliates, described in 2016. It is parasitic in the kidney appendages of the cuttlefish Loligo vulgaris. The type-locality is off Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
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| Chromidina chattoni | |
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| Chromidina chattoni, hapantotype and parahapantotypes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Astomatophorida |
| Family: | Opalinopsidae |
| Genus: | Chromidina |
| Species: | C. chattoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromidina chattoni Souidenne, Florent and Grellier, 2016 | |
The name of the species refers to French biologist Édouard Chatton, who worked on species of Chromidina.[2]
