Chonotrich
Chonotrich | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Class: | Phyllopharyngea |
Subclass: | Chonotrichia Wallengren, 1895 [1] |
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Chonotrichia is a subclass of phyllopharyngeid ciliates. These single-celled organisms are sessile at maturity and usually live on crustaceans as ectosymbionts.[2]
References[]
- ^ Alan Warren (2010). "Chonotrichia". World Ciliophora Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ " Chonotrichia'" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Categories:
- Phyllopharyngea
- Ciliate stubs