| Chromosphaera perkinsii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Opisthokonta |
| (unranked): | Holozoa |
| Class: | Mesomycetozoea |
| Order: | Dermocystida |
| Genus: | Chromosphaera |
| Species: | C. perkinsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromosphaera perkinsii Grau-Bové, 2017 | |
Chromosphaera perkinsii is a species of Ichthyosporea from the order Dermocystida. Named after Professor Frank Perkins, it was isolated in shallow marine sediments in Hawaii by Stuart Donachie and collaborators. It is a rare case of a putatively free-living ichthyosporean, and possibly the only free-living dermocystid. in 2024, a team from the University of Geneva observed that this species forms multicellular structures that bear striking similarities to animal embryos.
References
- Grau-Bové, Xavier; Torruella, Guifré; Donachie, Stuart; Suga, Hiroshi; Leonard, Guy; Richards, Thomas A; Ruiz-Trillo, Iñaki (2017-07-20). "Dynamics of genomic innovation in the unicellular ancestry of animals". eLife. 6. doi:10.7554/eLife.26036. ISSN 2050-084X. PMC 5560861. PMID 28726632.
- "A Multicellular developmental program in a close animal relative" (Press release). Nature. November 6, 2024.
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