CILIOPHORA
(ciliate protozoans)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Actinocyathula
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
Anthacineta
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
Flectacineta
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
HETEROTRICHEA
a class of protozoans
Class 2 subtaxa 42 images
HETEROTRICHIDA
an order of protozoans
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 		Order 2 subtaxa 42 images
KINETOFRAGMINOPHORA
a class of ciliate protozoa
Class 3 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
LITOSTOMATEA
a class of protozoans
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 		Class 2 subtaxa 2 images 1 ident. refs
Mucophrya
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
NASSOPHOREA
a class of ciliate protists
Class 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA
a class of protozoans
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 		Class 5 subtaxa 29 images 2 ident. refs
Parapodophrya
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
Pelagacineta
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
PHYLLOPHARYNGEA
a class of ciliate protists
Class 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Podophrya
a genus of ciliate protozoans
Genus 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumCILIOPHORA (ciliate protozoans)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

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Marine Planktonic Forms

Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1911 *** Nordische Ciliata mit Ausschluss der Tintinnoidea. ***(Superseded) Nordisches Plankton, Bd.8, hft.13, 152pp, H. G. Bohn, London

CILIOPHORA (ciliate protozoans) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CILIOPHORA (ciliate protozoans)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CILIOPHORA (ciliate protozoans)
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