Tetrahymenidae

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: Tsar
Cladus: Sar
Infraregnum: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Infraphylum: Ventrata
Classis: Oligohymenophorea
Subclassis: Hymenostomatia
Ordo: Tetrahymenida
Familia: Tetrahymenidae
Genus: Tetrahymena

Name

Tetrahymenidae Corliss, 1952

Synonyms

• Deltopylidae
• Frontoniidae
• Leucophry[i]dae

References

• Corliss, J.O., 1979: The Ciliated Protozoa - Characterization, Classification and Guide to the Literature, 2nd, Pergamon Press.
• Margulis, L., Corliss, J.O., Melkonian, M. & Chapman, D.J. (eds.) , 1991: Handbook of Protoctista. Jones and Bartlett, Boston.

Links

• Tetrahymenidae in the World Register of Marine Species