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Ciliophora
Doflein, 1901
- ciliates
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Entity:
Alveolata (Superphylum)
..Miozoa (Phylum)
..Ciliophora (Phylum) - ciliates
....Actinorhabdos (Genus)
....Afroamphisiella (Genus)
....Afrothrix (Genus)
....Albaretia (Genus)
....Allantoxena (Genus)
....Amieta (Genus)
....Amphileptiscus (Genus)
....Anacharon (Genus)
....Anatoliocirrus (Genus)
....Anoplodinium (Genus)
....Anteholosticha (Genus)
....Anthacineta (Genus)
....Anthochloe (Genus)
....Anthurceolaria (Genus)
....Antipia (Genus)
....Apertospathula (Genus)
....Apoamphisiella (Genus)
....Apobryophyllum (Genus)
....Apocolpodidium (Genus)
....Apocyclidium (Genus)
....Apoenchelys (Genus)
....Apospathidium (Genus)
....Apourosomoida (Genus)
....Arachnidiopsis (Genus)
....Arachnodinella (Genus)
....Arcodiscophrya (Genus)
....Armiacineta (Genus)
....Australana (Genus)
....Baikalaster (Genus)
....Baikalonis (Genus)
....Baikalotheca (Genus)
....Baikalothigma (Genus)
....Balantidion (Genus)
....†Baranella (Genus)
....†Batiola (Genus)
....Beckmania (Genus)
....Benthontophrys (Genus)
....†Berounkella (Genus)
....†Biconvexellina (Genus)
....Biholosticha (Genus)
....Bilamellophrya (Genus)
....Bipalmatum (Genus)
....Birojimia (Genus)
....†Borzaiella (Genus)
....†Borzaites (Genus)
....†Borziella (Genus)
....Bromeliophrya (Genus)
....†Calpionellida (Order)
....†Calpionelloides (Genus)
....†Calpionellopsites (Genus)
....Carinoposthium (Genus)
....Caspionella (Genus)
....Caudiholosticha (Genus)
....†Causella (Genus)
....Celeritia (Genus)
....Chanostoma (Genus)
....†Chervurtskella (Genus)
....Chilenophrys (Genus)
....Cinetozona (Genus)
....Clavoplites (Genus)
....Coelosomidiidae (Family)
....Conchacineta (Genus)
....Conocladium (Genus)
....Coriplites (Genus)
....Corlissetta (Genus)
....Coronothigma (Genus)
....Cotensicoma (Genus)
....Cotensita (Genus)
....†Crassicalpionella (Genus)
....Crevicometes (Genus)
....Cricundella (Genus)
....Cryptacineta (Genus)
....Cryptonyctus (Genus)
....†Cubanites (Genus)
....Cunhamunizia (Genus)
....Cyathopercularia (Genus)
....Cylindriconella (Genus)
....Cyrtostromhidium (Genus)
....Dapedophrya (Genus)
....†Daturellina (Genus)
....Daurotheca (Genus)
....Declivistoma (Genus)
....Delamurea (Genus)
....Deltacineta (Genus)
....Dentacineta (Genus)
....Dentacinetides (Genus)
....Dilleria (Genus)
....Dimorphocothurnia (Genus)
....Dioplitophrya (Genus)
....Diplites (Genus)
....Discacineta (Genus)
....Discephelota (Genus)
....Discophryson (Genus)
....Discotheca (Genus)
....†Dobeniella (Genus)
....Dragescozoon (Genus)
....Echinostrombidium (Genus)
....Electostoma (Genus)
....Elitarcon (Genus)
....Enchelaria (Genus)
....Enchelyotricha (Genus)
....Endoralium (Genus)
....Entodiscoides (Genus)
....Epicarchesium (Genus)
....Epitholiolus (Genus)
....Erimophrya (Genus)
....Erniella (Genus)
....Etoschophrya (Genus)
....Etoschothrix (Genus)
....Euploia (Genus)
....Euplotoides (Genus)
....Euplotopsis (Genus)
....Exocolpodidae (Family)
....Falconyctus (Genus)
....Flectacineta (Genus)
....Foissnerella (Genus)
....†Foliacella (Genus)
....Fragmocirrus (Genus)
....Fundenia (Genus)
....Fungiphrya (Genus)
....†Furssenkoiella (Genus)
....Gajewskiella (Genus)
....Gassovskiella (Genus)
....Gigantothrix (Genus)
....Grainis (Genus)
....Hackenbergia (Genus)
....Harmocoma (Genus)
....Hastarcon (Genus)
....Heliotheca (Genus)
....Hemigastrostyla (Genus)
....Hemiurosoma (Genus)
....Holostichides (Genus)
....Hsiungella (Genus)
....Hyloplotes (Genus)
....Hysterophrya (Genus)
....Indonyctus (Genus)
....Intramacronucleata (Subphylum) - amphiesmates
....Isopodarcon (Genus)
....Isosticha (Genus)
....†Kejvia (Genus)
....Kentrophyllum (Genus)
....Kotinia (Genus)
....Kovalevaia (Genus)
....Krassnigia (Genus)
....Latispathidium (Genus)
....Latteuria (Genus)
....Lecanophryella (Genus)
....Limnoricus (Genus)
....Lissacineta (Genus)
....Lissostrombidium (Genus)
....Listarcon (Genus)
....Litacineta (Genus)
....Litosolenius (Genus)
....†Longicollaria (Genus)
....Longifragma (Genus)
....Lopezoterenia (Genus)
....†Lorenziellites (Genus)
....†Lorenziellopsis (Genus)
....Luxophrya (Genus)
....Lynchellodon (Genus)
....Mantoscyphidia (Genus)
....Membranicola (Genus)
....Mesothamnium (Genus)
....Metabakuella (Genus)
....Metaptychostomum (Genus)
....Microcetella (Genus)
....Micronyctus (Genus)
....Miracineta (Genus)
....Mirodysteria (Genus)
....Musajevella (Genus)
....Muscipula (Genus)
....Mykophagophrys (Genus)
....Myoscyphidia (Genus)
....Myxophthirus (Genus)
....†Nannocladinella (Genus)
....Nassulides (Genus)
....Nematacineta (Genus)
....Nemertodendron (Genus)
....Nipponarcon (Genus)
....Nuchterleinella (Genus)
....Nudiamphisiella (Genus)
....Ogimotoa (Genus)
....Ogimotopsis (Genus)
....†Olgella (Genus)
....Oligoisotricha (Genus)
....†Ollella (Genus)
....Oncosonderia (Genus)
....Ophiurephelota (Genus)
....Orcavia (Genus)
....Orthurceolaria (Genus)
....Ottowphrya (Genus)
....Parablaste (Genus)
....Parabundleia (Genus)
....Paracollinia (Genus)
....Paracolpidium (Genus)
....Paractedectoma (Genus)
....Paracunhamunizia (Genus)
....Paracycloposthium (Genus)
....Paraglaucoma (Genus)
....Paragonostomum (Genus)
....Paraprorodon (Genus)
....Parapyxicola (Genus)
....Parastylophrya (Genus)
....Paraurotricha (Genus)
....Parducia (Genus)
....Parhypocoma (Genus)
....Pattersoniella (Genus)
....Pelagacineta (Genus)
....Pelagodileptus (Genus)
....Pelagolacrymaria (Genus)
....Pelagothrix (Genus)
....Pelagovorticella (Genus)
....Peristrombidium (Genus)
....Phalodinium (Genus)
....Phialinides (Genus)
....Phyllacineta (Genus)
....Piesika (Genus)
....Plagiocampides (Genus)
....Plesiocaryon (Genus)
....Pleurophryodendron (Genus)
....Pleuroplitoides (Genus)
....Pompholyxia (Genus)
....Ponturostyla (Genus)
....Postciliodesmatophora (Subphylum) - desmates
....†Praecalpionellites (Genus)
....†Praecolomiella (Genus)
....Predurostyla (Genus)
....Procondylostoma (Genus)
....Prolicnophora (Genus)
....Proluxophrya (Genus)
....Proptychostomum (Genus)
....Protocyclidium (Genus)
....Pseudoamphisiella (Genus)
....Pseudobakuella (Genus)
....Pseudocinetochilum (Genus)
....Pseudoentodinium (Genus)
....Pseudohaplocaulus (Genus)
....Pseudomonilicaryon (Genus)
....Rhabdothoracella (Genus)
....Rhizobranchium (Genus)
....Rhynchodinium (Genus)
....Riboscyphidia (Genus)
....Rigidocortex (Genus)
....Rimacineta (Genus)
....Rondosomides (Genus)
....†Rossielella (Genus)
....Rossonophrys (Genus)
....Rubrioxytricha (Genus)
....Saragassephelota (Genus)
....†Savroniella (Genus)
....†Scalpratella (Genus)
....Scyphidiella (Genus)
....Segmentochona (Genus)
....Semiacineta (Genus)
....†Semichitinoidella (Genus)
....Semispathidium (Genus)
....Seravinella (Genus)
....Setarcon (Genus)
....Severonis (Genus)
....Shellephelota (Genus)
....Shellositon (Genus)
....Sibiracineta (Genus)
....Sigalasia (Genus)
....Sigmaperistomatus (Genus)
....Sikorops (Genus)
....†Sopianella (Genus)
....Sparsacineta (Genus)
....Speleoscyphidia (Genus)
....Spetazoon (Genus)
....Spherasuctans (Genus)
....Spinarcon (Genus)
....Spinivorticella (Genus)
....†Spirocystomellites (Genus)
....Spiroxystonella (Genus)
....Spongiarcon (Genus)
....Stentofollicullina (Genus)
....†Sturiella (Genus)
....Stylarcon (Genus)
....Stylogemma (Genus)
....Stylophryodendron (Genus)
....Styxophrya (Genus)
....Sulcigeridae (Family)
....Sulfonecta (Genus)
....Sultanophrys (Genus)
....Syllarcon (Genus)
....Talitrochilodon (Genus)
....Talizona (Genus)
....Tauriella (Genus)
....Teretrichodina (Genus)
....Thalassicineta (Genus)
....Thigmostrombidium (Genus)
....Thisarcon (Genus)
....Tiarinella (Genus)
....†Tintinnoidella (Genus)
....Tokophryona (Genus)
....Trachelotractus (Genus)
....†Triacola (Genus)
....†Triadopercularia (Genus)
....Trichodoxa (Genus)
....Trinacineta (Genus)
....†Tundrella (Genus)
....Urliella (Genus)
....Uropogon (Genus)
....Uvelinus (Genus)
....†Velavella (Genus)
....Veracineta (Genus)
....Vermioxytricha (Genus)
....Vesonyctus (Genus)
....Vinarcon (Genus)
....Vostonica (Genus)
....Wolfkosia (Genus)
....Zoothamnopsis (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956
Original name
:
Doflein, 1901.
Subsequent rank
:
Copeland, 1956.
Variants
Clade-based name
:
Ciliophora
(Clade)
Doflein 1901 [Dunthorn & Lynn 2020]
Ref:
T. Cavalier-Smith et al., 2015
: table 1 (p. 344).
[inferred]
Different rank
:
Ciliata
(Infrakingdom)
Different rank
:
Ciliata
(Class)
Former rank
:
Ciliophora
(Superphylum)
Doflein, 1901
Ref:
T. Cavalier-Smith et al., 2015
: table 1 (p. 344).
[inferred]
Former rank
:
Ciliophora
(Subphylum)
Doflein, 1901
Ref:
T. Cavalier-Smith et al., 2015
: table 1 (p. 344).
[inferred]
Former unranked name
:
Ciliophora
([unranked])
Doflein, 1901
Ref:
T. Cavalier-Smith et al., 2015
: table 1 (p. 344).
[inferred]
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Ciliophora
(Genus)
Petr. (1929)
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 20 Jan 2020.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Infusoria
(Class)
Ref:
J.O. Corliss, 1982
: 603.
Synonymous name
:
Infusoria
(Order)
Synonymous name (objective)
:
Ciliata
(Phylum)
Including
:
Gymnostomatia
(Subclass)
Including
:
Kinetofragminophorea
(Class)
Vernacular name
:
ciliates
([unranked])
Ref:
L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998
: 138.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
wimperdiertjes
:
afgietseldiertjes
:
infusiediertjes
:
infusoriën
:
trilhaardiertjes
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
ciliates
Ref:
R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
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