organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain eukaryotes see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     alveolates Cavalier-Smith see [unranked] Alveolata Cavalier-Smith, 1991
       Phylum Ciliophora Doflein, 1901 - ciliates
         Subphylum Intramacronucleata Lynn, 1996 - amphiesmates
           Class Phyllopharyngea de Puytorac et al., 1974
             Subclass Phyllopharyngiaᵀ de Puytorac et al., 1974 see Subclass Cyrtophoria Fauré-Fremiet, 1956
               Order Dysteriida Deroux, 1976
                 Family Plesiotrichopidae Deroux, 1976
                   Genus Pithites Deroux & Dragesco, 1968