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Euplotidium
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Spirotrichea
Subclass:
Hypotrichia
Order:
Euplotida
Suborder:
Euplotina
Family:
Gastrocirrhidae
Genus:
Euplotidium

Noland, 1937[1]
Species

Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Observations on marine ciliates of the Gulf Coast of Florida. LE Noland, Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 1937
  2. ^ Une nouvelle espèce du genre Euplotidium Noland 1937: Euplotidium proraltans n. sp.(cilié hypotriche). M Tuffrau, Cahiers de biologie marine, 1985
  3. ^ Defensive extrusive ectosymbionts of Euplotidium (Ciliophora) that contain microtubule-like structures are bacteria related to Verrucomicrobia. G Petroni, S Spring, KH Schleifer, F Verni, G Rosati - Proceedings of the National …, 2000
  4. ^ Epixenosomes: symbionts of the hypotrich ciliate Euplotidium itoi. G Rosati, Symbiosis, 1999
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