Epistylis
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| Epistylis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Ciliatea |
| Subclass: | Peritrichia |
| Order: | Sessilida |
| Family: | Epistylidae |
| Genus: | Epistylis Ehrenberg, 1830 [1] |
Epistylis is a genus of peritrichous ciliate with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.
[edit] References
- ^ Roberto Júnio Pedroso Dias, Sthefane D`Ávila and Marta D`Agosto (2006). "First Record of Epibionts Peritrichids and Suctorians (Protozoa, Ciliophora) on Pomacea lineata (Spix, 1827)". Brazilian Archies of Biology and Technology 49 (5): 807–812. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/babt/v49n5/15.pdf.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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