Myxophyllum Explained

Myxophyllum is a genus of ciliates belonging to the family Thigmophryidae. As of 2021, its status in zoological nomenclature is uncertain.^[1]

Species

• Myxophyllum magnum Xu & Song, 2000
• Myxophyllum steenstrupi (Stein, 1861) Raabe, 1934^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myxophyllum Raabe, 1933. Interim Register of Marine and Non-Marine Genera.
2. Zhang, Tengyue. Vďačný, Peter. Re-discovery and novel contributions to morphology and multigene phylogeny of Myxophyllum steenstrupi (Ciliophora: Pleuronematida), an obligate symbiont of terrestrial pulmonates. 2021. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192. 1. 1–23. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa095.