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Only two species of Actinophrys have been reported from salty environments. the identification here is tentative because it is not possible to see details of the nucleoli - which is what is needed to distinguish between the species. The other species is A. tauryanini The organism was common on surfaces of immersed slides.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Stramenopiles (heterokont)
- Actinophryidae
- Actinophrys
- Actinophrys salsuginosa
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