Sessilida

Sessilida is the largest order of the peritrich ciliates.

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

References


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