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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Phylum: | Cryptista |
| Class: | Endohelea |
| Order: | Microhelida Cavalier-Smith 2011 |
| Family: | Microheliellidae Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012 |
| Genus: | Microheliella Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012 |
| Species: |
M. maris
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| Binomial name | |
| Microheliella maris Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2012 | |
Microheliella is a monotypic genus of protists containing the sole species M. maris, first described in 2012. It has a variety of unusual morphological characteristics which make its broader classification difficult. These include a centrosome with two concentric granular shells and axopodia much simpler in structure than in visually similar protists (other 'heliozoa').[1]
Recent phylogenomic analyses suggest the microhelida are sister to the Cryptista, forming a clade called Pancryptista, which would be sister to the Archaeplastida.[2][3]
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