Philasterides
Genus of single-celled organisms
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Philasterides is a genus of ciliates in the order Philasteridae.[1]
| Philasterides | |
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| Philasterides dicentrarchi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Philasterida |
| Family: | Philasteridae |
| Genus: | Philasterides Kahl, 1931 |
| Species | |
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The species P. dicentrarchi was previously considered a junior synonym of Miamiensis avidus.[2] However, recent physiological and molecular studies have shown that P. dicentrarchi and M. avidus are different species.[3]
