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Largest known xenophyophore
Record
20 cm
7.9 in
- Record holder
- Syringammina fragilissima
What to remember
Twenty centimetres for a single organism: that is the size Syringammina fragilissima, a xenophyophore, can reach. It is the largest known member of its group.
The 20 cm figure describes what the species can attain, not one dated and located specimen.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Largest organisms” (revision used 1376859180). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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