Colliniidae

Colliniidae is a family of ciliates of the order Apostomatida.

Colliniidae
SEM image of Collinia sp., which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Order:
Family:
Colliniidae
Genera

References

  1. Gómez-Gutiérrez, J; Strüder-Kypke, M. C.; Lynn, D. H.; Shaw, T. C.; Aguilar-Méndez, M. J.; López-Cortés, A; Martínez-Gómez, S; Robinson, C. J. (May 2012). "Pseudocollinia brintoni gen. nov., sp. nov.(Apostomatida: Colliniidae), a parasitoid ciliate infecting the euphausiid Nyctiphanes simplex". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 99 (1): 57–78. doi:10.3354/dao02450. PMID 22585303.
  2. Capriulo, G. M.; Small, E. B. (July 1986). "Discovery of an apostome ciliate (Collinia beringensis n. sp.) endoparasitic in the Bering Sea euphausiid Thysanoessa inermis" (PDF). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 1: 141–146. doi:10.3354/dao001141.


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