Geleiidae

Geleiidae is a family of karyorelict ciliates.[3] It is sometimes synonymized with family Aveliidae.[4][1][2]

Geleiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Postciliodesmatophora
Class: Karyorelictea
Order: Protoheterotrichida
Family: Geleiidae
Kahl, 1933
Genera[1][2]

Geleiidae are very large ciliates (200–5000 µm), with a cylindrical shape, and a thinner, often beak-shaped, apical region. They are characterized by a ventral oral region, with buccal infraciliature organized into one intrabuccal kinety and an extrabuccal row.[4][1][2]

The family name is based on Geleia, the type genus.

References
  1. Lynn, Denis H., ed. (2010). The Ciliated Protozoa (3rd ed.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. p. 343. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8239-9. ISBN 978-1-4020-8238-2.
  2. Silva-Neto, Inácio D.; Campello-Nunes, Pedro H.; Schlegel, Martin; Fernandes, Noemi (2015-12-01). "Description and phylogenetic position of Corlissina maricaensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Karyorelictea, Geleiidae), a novel interstitial ciliate from Brazil, with redefinition of the family Geleiidae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (12): 4297–4308. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000579. ISSN 1466-5026.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Geleiidae Kahl, 1933". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  4. Dragesco, Jean (26 November 1999). "Révision des Geléiides (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea)" (PDF). Stapfia. 66: 1–91.
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