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Octomitus

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Octomitus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Metamonada
Order: Diplomonadida
Family: Hexamitidae
Subfamily: Giardiinae
Genus: Octomitus

Octomitus is a genus of Excavata.

It includes the species Octomitus intestinalis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Keeling PJ, Brugerolle G (June 2006). "Evidence from SSU rRNA phylogeny that Octomitus is a sister lineage to Giardia". Protist. 157 (2): 205–12. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2006.01.003. PMID 16618550.