Epistylis

Epistylis is a genus of peritrich ciliates with a short oral disc and collar, and a rigid stalk, often branching to form a colony.[2]

Epistylis
Scientific classification
(unranked):	SAR
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Oligohymenophorea
Subclass:	Peritrichia
Order:	Sessilida
Family:	Epistylidae
Genus:	Epistylis Ehrenberg, 1830 [1]

References

1. 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)" (PDF). Brazilian Archies of Biology and Technology. 49 (5): 807–812.
2.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Epistylis". Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 703.