Metopus filum
| Metopus filum | |
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| Order: | Armophorida |
| Family: | Metopidae |
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| Species: | M. filum |
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| 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.