Metopus magnus explained

Metopus magnus is a species of metopid first found in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by its large body size and the shape of the macronucleus; this species' micronucleus is located situated in a small macronuclear concavity.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Vďačný. Peter. Foissner. Wilhelm. A huge diversity of metopids (Ciliophora, Armophorea) in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. I. Description of five new species and redescription of Metopus setosus Kahl, 1927. European Journal of Protistology. 2016. 0932-4739. 10.1016/j.ejop.2016.12.001. 28131035. 58. 35–76.