Muranotrichea
Class of single-celled organisms
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Muranotrichea is a class of free-living marine anaerobic ciliates,[1] that, together with the classes Parablepharismea and Armophorea, form a major clade of obligate anaerobes within the SAL group (Spirotrichea, Armophorea, and Litostomatea).
| Muranotrichea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | Intramacronucleata |
| Class: | Muranotrichea Rotterová et al., 2020 |
| Order: | Muranotrichida Rotterová et al., 2020 |
| Family: | Muranotrichidae Rotterová et al., 2020 |
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Muranotrichea are medium to large, elongated holotrichous ciliates with contractile body and somatic ciliature composed of dikinetids. Their oral ciliature includes an elongated key-hole shaped peristome, an adoral zone of membranelles spiraling rightward around distinctly neck-like anterior body part; and heteromorphic paroral membrane . They inhabit micro-oxic marine to brackish sediments and host prokaryotic ectosymbionts and endosymbionts.[1]
The class contains a single order Muranotrichida and family Muranotrichidae.
Muranotrichidae include two species, Muranothrix gubernata and Thigmothrix strigosa.[1]
Muranotrichea together with Parablepharismea was described by Rotterova et al. in 2020.[1]
