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Cryptochilidae

Cryptochilidae is a family of marine ciliates in the order Philasterida.

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Cryptochilidae
Cryptochilum - Illustration in Bullettino delle sedute della Accademia gioenia di scienze naturali in Catania, 1893
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Order: Philasterida
Family: Cryptochilidae
Berger in Corliss, 1979
Genera

Cryptochilidae is a family of marine ciliates in the order Philasterida.

References

References

  • Profant, R.J. (1982). "The buccal organelles of Biggaria bermudensis (Scuticociliatida, Cryptochilidae)". Journal of Protozoology.
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