Vorticellidae
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| Vorticellidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Sessilida |
| Family: | Vorticellidae Ehrenberg, 1838 |
Vorticellidae is a family of ciliates belonging to the order Sessilida.[1] They are colonial or unicellular organisms that are attached to a substrate via a stalk. The distinguishing characteristic of the family is a helical spasmoneme within the stalk that is contractile.[2]
Members of this family are common in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats around the world.[2]
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