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The taxonomy was obtained from the Open Tree of Life [65]. Ciliates are indicated by an asterisk *, and spermatozoa by a dagger † beside their species’ names. The drawings are not to scale and were inspired by real microscopy images or by illustrations. All drawings by Marcos F. Velho Rodrigues.
