Bursaria (ciliate)

This article is about the genus of ciliates. For the genus of plants, see Bursaria.

Bursaria
Bursaria ovata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Colpodea
Order: Bursariomorphida
Family: Bursariidae
Genus: Bursaria
O. F. Müller, 1773

Bursaria is a genus of ciliates in the class Colpodea. They are relatively large and feed on other protists in freshwater habitats.

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