Chonotrich

Chonotrich
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Phyllopharyngea
Subclass: Chonotrichia
Wallengren, 1895 [1]
Order

Cryptogemmida
Exogemmida

Chonotrichia is a subclass of phyllopharyngeid ciliates. These single-celled organisms are sessile at maturity and usually live on crustaceans as ectosymbionts.[2]

References

  1. Alan Warren (2010). "Chonotrichia". World Ciliophora Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  2. "Chonotrichia'" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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