Synonymy:
Trichia metallica Berk., in Hooker, Bot. Antarct. Voy., III, Fl. Tasman. 2: 268 (1859) [1860]

Trichia flagellifera Berk. & Broome [as 'flagellifer'], Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 3 18: 56 (1866)
Prototrichia flagellifera (Berk. & Broome) Rostaf. [as 'flagellifer'], Śluzowce monogr., Suppl. (Paryz): 38 (1876)

Position in classification:
Prototrichia, Dianematidae, Trichiida, Lucisporinia, Myxogastrea, Amoebozoa, Protozoa

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