Sessilida

Sessilida
A vaginicolid, Cothurnia crystallini
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Subclass: Peritrichia
Order: Sessilida
Stein, 1833
Families
  • Ellobiophryidae
  • Epistylididae
  • Lagenophryidae
  • Operculariidae
  • Rovinjellidae
  • Scyphidiidae
  • Vaginicolidae
  • Vorticellidae
  • Zoothamniidae

Sessilida is the largest order of the peritrich ciliates.

References

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