Avelia
Genus of protists in the ciliates phylum
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Avelia is a genus of karyorelict ciliates belonging to the family Geleiidae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | Postciliodesmatophora |
| Class: | Karyorelictea |
| Order: | Protoheterotrichida |
| Family: | Geleiidae |
| Genus: | Avelia Nouzarède, 1977 |
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The genus name is a taxonomic patronyms honoring Marcel Avel (1900–1983; professor of anatomy),[3] with slight modification into the nomen novum Avelia to avoid a taxonomic homonymy with the moth genus Avela.[1]