Sterkiella histriomuscorum

Sterkiella histriomuscorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Spirotrichea
Family:	Oxytrichidae
Genus:	Sterkiella
Species:	S. histriomuscorum
Binomial name
	Sterkiella histriomuscorum; (Foissner, Blatterer, Berger & Kohmann, 1991) Foissner, Blatterer, Berger & Kohmann, 1991
Synonyms
	Histriculus muscorum (Kahl, 1932) Corliss, 1960; Histrio macrostoma Gellért & Tamás, 1958; Histrio muscorum Kahl, 1932; Opisthotricha terrestris Horváth, 1956; Oxytricha histrioides Gellért, 1957; Oxytricha histriomuscorum Foissner, Blatterer, Berger & Kohmann, 1991; Oxytricha terrestris (Horwath, 1958) Dragesco & Dragesco-Kernéis, 1986; Oxytricha trifallax Greslin, Prescott, Oka, Loukin & Chappell, 1989;

Sterkiella histriomuscorum, formerly Oxytricha trifallax, is a ciliate species in the genus Sterkiella, known for its highly fragmented genomes which have been used as a model for ciliate genetics.

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