Trachelocercidae
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| Trachelocercidae | |
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| File:Trachelocerca phoenicopterus drawing by Cohn, 1866.png | |
| Drawing of Tracheloraphis phoenicopterus by Ferdinand Cohn (1866) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Karyorelictea |
| Order: | Protostomatida |
| Family: | Trachelocercidae Kent, 1881 |
Trachelocercidae is a family of ciliates in the class Karyorelictea.
Systematics
[edit | edit source]Trachelocercidae is the largest family within the Karyorelictea with about 70 nominal species so far described.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Trachelocercids usually have an elongated body, which may be divided into head, neck, trunk and tail regions, an apical oral cavity, and most have several macronuclei and micronuclei arranged in nuclear groups[1][2][3][4]
References
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