Urostylida

Order of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Urostylida is an order of littoral ciliates.[1] The taxonomy of the order is largely unresolved and still subject to scientific inquiry.[2][3][4]

Clade:Sar
Clade:Alveolata
Phylum:Ciliophora
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Urostylida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Subclass: Stichotrichia
Order: Urostylida
Jankowski, 1979
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Families

According to the Catalogue of Life, nine families are accepted within Holosticha.[1]

  • Bakuellidae
  • Holostichidae
  • Kahliellidae
  • Pseudokeronopsidae
  • Pseudourostylidae
  • Psilotrichidae
  • Rigidothrichidae
  • Trachelostylidae
  • Urostylidae

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