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Oligohymenophorea

Life > Eukaryotes > Chromalveolata > Alveolata > Ciliophora > Intramacronucleata

Classification

Peniculia

Genera: Frontonia, Paramecium, Stokesia.

 

Scuticociliatia

Genera: Anophryoides, Cyclidium, Philasterides, Pleuronema.

 

Hymenostomatia

Genera: Colpidium, Glaucoma, Ichthyophthirius, Tetrahymena.

 

Apostomatia

Genera: Foettingeria, Gymnodinioides, Hyalophysa.

 

Peritrichia

Genera: Carchesium, Epistylis, Vorticella, Zoothamnium.

 

Astomatia

Genera: Anoplophrya, Haptophrya.

 

Publications

  • 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.