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