Legendrea
| Legendrea | |
|---|---|
| The type species Legendrea loyezae on differential interference contrast. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Litostomatea |
| Order: | Haptorida |
| Family: | Spathidiidae |
| Genus: | Legendrea Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Legendrea loyezae Fauré-Fremiet, 1908 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Legendrea is a genus of extremely rare ciliates first described by French biologist Emmanuel Fauré-Fremiet in 1908, rediscovered and re-examined in 2022.