Metopus magnus

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]

Metopus magnus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Subphylum:	Intramacronucleata
Order:	Armophorida
Family:	Metopidae
Genus:	Metopus
Species:	M. magnus
Binomial name
Metopus magnus Vďačný & Foissner, 2016