Spirotricha

Name

Spirotricha

Classifications

Kahl (1930-1935)

Kahl, A. (1930–35). Urtiere oder Protozoa I: Wimpertiere oder Ciliata (Infusoria). In: Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 18, (Ed. F. Dahl). 4 vols. G. Fischer, Jena, [1], [2].

Patterson, D.J. (1978). Kahl's Keys to the Ciliates. Translation of the keys from Wimpertiere oder Ciliata. 1978, University of Bristol, [3].

Phylum Protozoa Goldfuss, 1817
- Superklasse Ciliophora Doflein, 1901
  - Klasse Protociliata Metcalf
    - Fam. Opalinidae
  - Klasse Euciliata Metcalf
    - Unterklasse Infusoria Ledermüller, 1760
      - Ordnung Holotricha Stein, 1859
      - Ordnung Spirotricha Bütschli, 1889 emend.
      - Ordnung Peritricha Stein, 1859 emend.
      - Ordnung Chonotricha Wallengren, 1895
    - Unterklasse Suctoria

Kudo (1954)

From Protozoology, 4th ed., [4].

Phylum Protozoa Goldfuss

Subphylum Ciliophora Doflein

Class 1 Ciliata Perty

Subclass 1 Protociliata Metcalf
Subclass 2 Euciliata Metcalf

Order 1 Holotricha Stein
Order 2 Spirotricha Bütschli

Suborder 1 Heterotricha Stein

Family 1 Bursariidae Perty

Genus Bursaria Müller, Genus Thylacidium Schewiakoff, Genus Bursaridium Lauterborn, Genus Balantidium Claparède and Lachmann (Balantidiopsis Bütschli; Balantiodoides Alexeieff)

Family 2 Metopidae Kahl

Genus Metopus Claparède and Lachmann, Genus Spirorhynchus da Cunha, Genus Caenomorpha Perty (Gyrocoris Stein)

Family 3 Spirostomidae Kent

Genus Spirostomum Ehrenberg, Genus Gruberia Kahl, Genus Blepharisma Perty, Genus Protocruzia Faria, da Cunha and Pinto, Genus Phacodinium Prowazek, Genus Pseudoblepharisma Kahl, Genus Parablepharisma Kahl, Genus Nyctotherus Leidy

Family 4 Condylostomidae Kahl

Genus Condylostoma Bory

Family 5 Stentoridae Carus

Genus Stentor Oken, Genus Fabrea Henneguy, Genus Climacostomum Stein

Family 6 Folliculinidae Dons

Genus Folliculina Lamarck, Genus Microfolliculina Dons, Genus Pseudofolliculina Dons, Genus Parafolliculina Dons

Family 7 Clevelandellidae Kidder

Genus Clevelandella Kidder (Clevelandia K.), Genus Paraclevelandia Kidder

Family 8 Peritromidae Stein

Genus Peritromus Stein

Family 9 Licnophoridae Stevens

Genus Licnophora Claparède

Suborder 2 Oligotricha Bütschli

Family 1 Halteriidae Claparède and Lachmann

Genus Halteria Dujardin, Genus Strombidium Claparède and Lachmann, Genus Tontonia Fauré-Fremiet

Family 2 Strobilidiidae Kahl

Genus Strobilidium Schewiakoff

Family 3 Tintinnidae Claparède and Lachmann

Genus Tintinnidium Stein, Genus Strombidinopsis Kent, Genus Tintinnopsis Stein, Genus Codonella Haeckel

Family 4 Ophryoscolecidae Stein

Genus Ophryoscolex Stein, Genus Caloscolex Dogiel, Genus Entodinium Stein, Genus Amphacanthus Dogiel, Genus Eodinium Kofoid and MacLennan, Genus Diplodinium Schuberg, Genus Eremoplastron Kofoid and MacLennan, Genus Eudiplodinium Dogiel, Genus Diploplastron Kofoid and MacLennan, Genus Metadinium Awerinzew and Mutafowa, Genus Polyplastron Dogiel, Genus Elytroplastron Kofoid and MacLennan, Genus Ostracodinium Dogiel, Genus Enoploplastron Kofoid and MacLennan, Genus Epidinium Crawley, Genus Epiplastron Kofoid and MacLennan, Genus Ophisthotrichum Buisson, Genus Cunhaia Hasselmann

Family 5 Cycloposthiidae Poche

Genus Cycloposthium Bundle, Genus Spirodinium Fiorentini, Genus Triadinium Fiorentini, Genus Tetratoxum Gassovsky, Genus Tripalmaria Gassovsky (Tricaudalia Buisson), Genus Triplumaria Hoare, Genus Cochliatoxum Gassovsky, Genus Ditoxum Gassovsky, Genus Troglodytella Brumpt and Joyeux

Suborder 3 Ctenostomata Lauterborn

Family 1 Epalcidae Wetzel

Genus Epalxis Roux, Genus Saprodinium Lauterborn, Genus Pelodinium Lauterborn

Family 2 Discomorphidae Poche

Genus Discomorpha Levander

Family 3 Mylestomidae Kahl

Genus Mylestoma Kahl, Genus Atopodinium Kahl

Suborder 4 Hypotricha Stein

Family 1 Oxytrichidae Kent

Genus Oxytricha Ehrenberg (Histrio Sterki; Opisthotricha Kent; Steinia Diesing), Genus Tachysoma Stokes (Actinotricha Cohn), Genus Urosoma Kowalewski, Genus Amphisiella Gourret and Roeser, Genus Eschaneustyla Stokes, Genus Gonostomum Sterki (Plagiotricha Kent), Genus Hemicycliostyla Stokes, Genus Hypotrichidium Ilowaisky, Genus Cladotricha Gajevskaja, Genus Psilotricha Stein, Genus Kahlia Horvath, Genus Uroleptus Ehrenberg, Genus Uroleptopsis Kahl, Genus Strongylidium Sterki, Genus Stichotricha Perty, Genus Chaetospira Lachmann, Genus Urostyla Ehrenberg, Genus Kerona Ehrenberg, Genus Keronopsis Penard, Genus Epiclintes Stein, Genus Holosticha Wrzesniowski, Genus Paraholosticha Kahl, Genus Trichotaxis Stokes, Genus Balladyna Kowalewski, Genus Pleurotricha Stein, Genus Gastrostyla Engelmann, Genus Stylonychia Ehrenberg, Genus Onychodromus Stein, Genus Onychodromopsis Stokes

Family 2 Euplotidae Claus

Genus Euplotes Ehrenberg, Genus Euplotidium Noland, Genus Certesia Fabre-Domergue, Genus Diophrys Dujardin, Genus Uronychia Stein, Genus Gastrocirrhus Lepsi

Family 3 Paraeuplotidae Wichterman

Genus Paraeuplotes Wichterman, Genus Euplotaspis Chatton and Seguela

Family 4 Aspidiscidae Claus

Genus Aspidisca Ehrenberg

Order 3 Chonotricha Wallengren
Order 4 Peritricha Stein

Class 2 Suctoria Claparède and Lachmann

References

Cedrola, F., Martinele, I., Dias, R.J.P., Fregulia, P. & d'Agosto, M. 2016. Rumen ciliates in Brazilian sheep (Ovis aries), with new records and redescription of Entodinium contractum (Entodiniomorphida: Ophryoscolecidae). Zootaxa 4088(2): 292–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4088.2.10.Reference page.
Cedrola, F., Dias, R.J.P., Martinele, I. & d'Agosto, M. 2017. Description of Diploplastron dehorityi sp. nov. (Entodiniomorphida, Ophryoscolecidae), a new rumen ciliate from Brazilian sheep (Ovis aries). Zootaxa 4258(6): 581–585. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.6.8. Reference page.
Cedrola, F., Rossi, M.F., Martinele, I., d’Agosto, M. & Dias, R.J.P. 2018. Morphology and description of infraciliary bands pattern in four Metadinium Awerinzew & Mutafowa, 1914 species (Ciliophora, Entodiniomorphida, Ophryoscolecidae) with taxonomic notes on the genus. Zootaxa 4500(4): 574–580. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4500.4.6 Reference page.