''Anteholosticha azerbaijanica'' is a
species of
hypotrich
The hypotrichs are a group of ciliated protozoa, common in fresh water, salt water, soil and moss. Hypotrichs possess compound ciliary organelles called " cirri," which are made up of thick tufts of cilia, sparsely distributed on the ventral ...
, a group of
protists
A protist () is any eukaryotic organism (that is, an organism whose cells contain a cell nucleus) that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While it is likely that protists share a common ancestor (the last eukaryotic common ancestor), the excl ...
. It was discovered in
Azerbaijan, at the south coast of the
Absheron Peninsula.
It has three frontal
cirri
Giovanni Battista Cirri (1 October 1724 – 11 June 1808) was an Italian cellist and composer in the 18th century.
Biography
Cirri was born in Forlì in the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy. He had his first musical training with his brother ...
, a slender elongate body 220-300 μm long, with rear portion narrowed tail-like.
The body is flattened. The species has been preliminarily assigned to the
genus ''Anteholosticha''.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q48782495
Hypotrichea
Biota of Azerbaijan