Metopus filum

Metopus filum
Scientific classification
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Order:
Armophorida
Family:
Metopidae
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Species:
M. filum
Binomial name
Metopus filum
Vďačný & Foissner, 2016

Metopus filum is a species of metopid first found in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. It can be distinguished from its congeners by its thin body, an absence of cortical granules, and a low number of ciliary rows and adoral polykinetids.