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Euplotidium

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

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Euplotidium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Order: Euplotida
Family: Gastrocirrhidae
Genus: Euplotidium
Noland, 19371
Species
  • Euplotidium itoi
  • Euplotidium prosaltans Tuffrau, 19852

Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes.34

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References

  1. Noland, LE (1937). "Observations on marine ciliates of the Gulf Coast of Florida". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 56 (2): 160–171. doi:10.2307/3222944. JSTOR 3222944.
  2. Tuffrau, M (1985). "Une nouvelle espèce du genre Euplotidium Noland 1937: Euplotidium proraltans n. sp.(cilié hypotriche)". Cahiers de biologie marine. 26 (1): 53–62. ISSN 0007-9723.
  3. Petroni, G.; Spring, S.; Schleifer, K.H.; Verni, F.; Rosati, G. (2000). "Defensive extrusive ectosymbionts of Euplotidium (Ciliophora) that contain microtubule-like structures are bacteria related to Verrucomicrobia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97 (4): 1813–17. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.1813P. doi:10.1073/pnas.030438197. PMC 26518. PMID 10660683.
  4. Rosati, G (1999). "Epixenosomes: symbionts of the hypotrich ciliate Euplotidium itoi". Symbiosis. 26 (1): 1–23. ISSN 0334-5114.