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Protoopalina
Genus of single-celled organisms

Protoopalina is a genus of heterokonts.
Examples are Protoopalina intestinalis and Protoopalina pingi.
Species listed by the Australian Faunal Directory are:
- Protoopalina acuta (Raff, 1911)
- Protoopalina adelaidensis Metcalf, 1923
- Protoopalina australis Metcalf, 1923
- Protoopalina bibronii Metcalf, 1940
- Protoopalina dorsalis (Raff, 1912)
- Protoopalina hylarum (Raff, 1911)
- Protoopalina jonesi Delvinquier, 1987
- Protoopalina papuensis Metcalf, 1923
- Protoopalina polykineta Grim & Clements, 1996
- Protoopalina queenslandensis Delvinquier, 1987
- Protoopalina raffae Delvinquier, 1987
- Protoopalina singeri Delvinquier, 1987
- Protoopalina tenuis (Raff, 1911)
- Protoopalina tronchini Delvinquier, 1987
- Protoopalina waterloti Delvinquier, 1987
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