Ciliophora (ciliates)
[= Ciliata]
Life
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Chromalveolata > Alveolata
Ciliates are a diverse group of single-celled
microbes, so called because most species are covered with hairs termed cilia.
They are free-living in freshwater and the sea and consume bacteria or
nutrient-rich water.
Classification
Intramacronucleata |
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Armophorea
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Colpodea
Genera: Bresslaua, Bryometopus, Bursaria, Colpoda, Platyophrya,
Pseudoplatyophrya, Woodruffia. |
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Litostomatea
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Nassophorea
Genera: Microthorax, Nassula, Pseudomicrothorax. |
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Oligohymenophorea
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Phyllopharyngea
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Plagiopylea
Genera: Lechriopyla, Plagiopyla, Sonderia, Trimyema. |
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Prostomatea
Genera: Coleps, Cryptocaryon, Holophrya, Prorodon, Urotricha. |
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Spirotrichea
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Postciliodesmatophora |
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Karyorelictea
Genera: Kentrophoros, Loxodes, Trachelocerca. |
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Heterotrichea
Genera: Blepharisma, Climacostomum, Folliculina, Stentor. |
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Publications
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Adl, S.M., Simpson, A.G., Farmer, M.A., Andersen, R.A.,
Anderson, O.R., Barta, J.R., Bowser, S.S., Brugerolle, G., Fensome, R.A.,
Fredericq, S., James, T.Y., Karpov, S., Kugrens, P., Krug, J., Lane, C.E.,
Lewis, L.A., Lodge, J., Lynn, D.H., Mann, D.G., McCourt, R.M., Mendoza, L.,
Moestrup, Ø., Mozley-Standridge, S.E., Nerad, T.A., Shearer, C.A., Smirnov,
A.V., Spiegel, F.W. and Taylor, M.F.J.R. 2005. The new higher level
classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Eukaryote Microbiology 52(5): 399-451.
Text by Hamish Robertson |