Cochliopodium is a Himatismenida genus.

[1] It has been found in eyewash stations.

[2] It includes: The Cochliopodium genome includes genes whose functions are employed in the process of genetic recombination suggesting the possibility of a sexual stage.

[7] The genome sequence of Cochliopodium minus contains a complete set of genes necessary for meiosis a key stage of sexual reproduction.

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