Cariacothrix

Cariacothrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Subphylum:	Intramacronucleata
Class:	Cariacotrichea Orsi et al, 2011
Order:	Cariacotrichida Orsi et al, 2011
Family:	Cariacotrichidae Orsi et al, 2011
Genus:	Cariacothrix Orsi et al, 2011
Species:	C. caudata
Binomial name
Cariacothrix caudata Orsi et al, 2011
Synonyms
(Class) Cariotrichea

Cariacothrix is a genus of ciliates in the subphylum Intramacronucleata. It contains only one species, Cariacothrix caudata, and is the only genus in the monotypic family Cariacotrichidae, order Cariacotrichida, and class Cariacotrichea.