Parakaryon is a genus of single-celled organism containing the sole species Parakaryon myojinensis, also known as the Myojin parakaryote. It is a highly unusual organism known only from a single specimen, described in 2012, that shows features of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes while remaining apparently distinct from either group, making it unique among all other organisms discovered so far. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduction
Parakaryon myojinensis, also known as the Myojin parakaryote, is a highly unusual species of single-celled organism known only from a single specimen, described in 2012.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
- In Group: Living Microorganism Genera, Wikipedia article lead
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