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Raphidiophrys (rah-fid-ee-off-riss) is a centrohelid heliozoon. Like other centrohelids, it has thin untapering arms, which have prominent extrusomes. Distinguished from other genera because the cell is enclosed in a layer of loosely adhering boat-shaped scales with thickened margins. Phase contrast.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Haptista
- Centroplasthelida (Centrohelid)
- Raphidiophryidae
- Raphidiophrys
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