Yogsothoth (protist)

Yogsothoth
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Haptista
Class: Centroplasthelida
Superorder: Panacanthocystida
Order:
Shɨshkin & Zlatogursky, 2018
Suborder:
Shɨshkin & Zlatogursky, 2018
Family:
Shɨshkin & Zlatogursky, 2018
Genus:
Shɨshkin & Zlatogursky, 2018[1]
Type species
Yogsothoth knorrus
Shɨshkin & Zlatogursky, 2018[1]
Species
  • Y. knorrus
  • Y. carteri

Yogsothoth is a genus of centrohelid protists, distinguished by the shape and arrangement of their external scales as well as their colonial life strategy. It was described in November 2018 by Shɨshkin and Zlatogursky, and is part of a newly described clade of centrohelids, determined as such by analysis of molecular data.[1][2]

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