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Anteholosticha azerbaijanica

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Anteholosticha azerbaijanica
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A. azerbaijanica
Binomial name
Anteholosticha azerbaijanica
Alekperov & Asadullayeva, 1999
Synonyms

Holosticha azerbaijanica[1] Alekperov & Asadullayeva

Anteholosticha azerbaijanica is a species of hypotrich, a group of protists. It was discovered in Azerbaijan, at the south coast of the Absheron Peninsula.[2] It has three frontal cirri, a slender elongate body 220-300 μm long, with rear portion narrowed tail-like.[2] The body is flattened. The species has been preliminarily assigned to the genus Anteholosticha.

References

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  1. ^ Decock, Wim (2015). "Anteholosticha azerbaijanica (Alekperov & Asadullayeva, 1999) Berger, 2006". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Helmut Berger (2007). Monograph of the Urostyloidea (Ciliophora, Hypotricha). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 455. ISBN 1402052731.