Chromosphaera perkinsii
Species of eukaryote
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Chromosphaera perkinsii is a species of Ichthyosporea from the order Dermocystida. Named after Professor Frank Perkins, it was isolated in shallow marine sediments in Hawaii by Stuart Donachie and collaborators. It is a rare case of a putatively free-living ichthyosporean, and possibly the only free-living dermocystid.[1] in 2024, a team from the University of Geneva observed that this species forms multicellular structures that bear striking similarities to animal embryos.[2]
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