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]
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^Yazaki, Euki; Yabuki, Akinori; Imaizumi, Ayaka; Kume, Keitaro; Hashimoto, Tetsuo; Inagaki, Yuji (2021-08-31). "Phylogenomics invokes the clade housing Cryptista, Archaeplastida, and Microheliella maris". pp. 2021.08.29.458128. bioRxiv10.1101/2021.08.29.458128.