Domain Bacteria Class Alphaproteobacteria Order Magnetococcales Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Subclass Magnetococcidae Family Magnetococcaceae | |
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Magnetococcus marinus is a species of Alphaproteobacteria that has the peculiar ability to form a structure called a magnetosome, a membrane encased single-magnetic-domain mineral crystals formed by biomineralisation, which allows the cells to orientate along the Earth’s geomagnetic field.
It is a basal group in the Alphaproteobacteria.
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