Gromia appendiculariae
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| Gromia appendiculariae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Endomyxa |
| Class: | Gromiidea |
| Order: | Gromiida |
| Family: | Gromiidae |
| Genus: | Gromia |
| Species: | G. appendiculariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gromia appendiculariae Brooks & Kellner, 1908 | |
Gromia appendiculariae is a unicellular, and parasitic, organism in the genus Gromia, which closely resembles Gromia sphaerica.[1]
A specimen of G. appendiculariae was discovered as a parasite attached to the tail of a species of Oikopleura.[2]
