Ubysseya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | Provora |
Phylum: | Nibbleridea |
Order: | Nibbleridida |
Family: | Nibbleridae |
Genus: | Ubysseya |
Species: | U. fretuma
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Binomial name | |
Ubysseya fretuma Tikhonenkov et al., 2022
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Ubysseya is a genus of eukaryotic microbes containing the species Ubysseya fretuma, a predatory protist in the clade Provora.[1] The species was discovered in 2022 based on specimens collected from sea water samples in the Strait of Georgia, Canada, at a depth of 220 meters.[2][3]