''Rigifila ramosa'' is one of the two members of the

Rigifilida Rigifilida is a clade of non-ciliate phagotrophic eukaryotes. It consists of two genera: ''Micronuclearia'' and '' Rigifila''. Characteristics Cells of rigifilids are covered with either a single or a double-layered submembrane pellicular lamina ...

. It differs from the other member ''

Micronuclearia podoventralis ''Micronuclearia'' is a genus of free-living protozoa. While originally thought to be a nucleariid Nucleariida is a group of amoebae with filose pseudopods, known mostly from soils and freshwater. They are distinguished from the superficially ...

'' by having two pellicular layers covering the cell instead of a single one. Dorsal filopodia are also thicker and more conspicuous than in Micronuclearia.Yabuki, A., Ishida, K-I., Cavalier-Smith, T. (2013) Rigifila ramosa n. gen., n. sp., a Filose Apusozoan with a Distinctive Pellicle, is Related to Micronuclearia. Protist 164, 75-88.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16934875 Eukaryote genera