Licnophora

Licnophora
Drawing of Licnophora (originally Trichodina) auerbachii by Cohn (1866), showing attachment disk (a), mouth (m), and adoral zone (p).
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Subclass: Licnophoria
Corliss, 1957
Order: Licnophorida
Corliss, 1957
Family: Licnophoridae
Bütschli, 1887
Genus: Licnophora
Claparède, 1867

Licnophora is a genus of ciliates in the family Licnophoridae and order Licnophorida. They typically have an hourglass-like shape and live as ectocommensals on marine animals.

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