Coleps

Coleps
Coleps sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Prostomatea
Order: Prorodontida
Family: Colepidae
Genus: Coleps
Nitzsch, 1827

Coleps is a genus of ciliates in the class Prostomatea with barrel-shaped bodies surrounded by regularly arranged plates composed of calcium carbonate.