Chonotrich

Chonotrich
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Halvaria
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Infraphylum: Ventrata
Class: Phyllopharyngea
Subclass:
Wallengren, 1895 [1]
Orders

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". The Encyclopedia of Life.


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