Massisteria
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Massisteria is a genus of Cercozoa.[2] They are naked protists with a central cell body from which several delicately thin and stiff pseudopodia extend, each one bearing a small number of granules. Their pseudopodia remain adhered to the substrate, as is typical among leucodictyids. The cell body has two flagella that, during feeding, are held in place.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Granofilosea |
| Order: | Leucodictyida |
| Family: | Massisteriidae |
| Genus: | Massisteria Larsen & Patterson, 1990[1] |
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Taxonomy
The genus has two described species:
- Massisteria marina Larsen & Patterson, 1990[1]
- Massisteria voersi Mylnikov et al., 2015[3]
