Euplotidium

Euplotidium
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Spirotrichea
Subclass:
Hypotrichia
Order:
Euplotida
Suborder:
Euplotina
Family:
Gastrocirrhidae
Genus:
Euplotidium

Noland, 1937
Species
  • Euplotidium itoi
  • Euplotidium prosaltans Tuffrau, 1985

Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes.

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