Overview
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A Suborder in the Kingdom Protozoa.
Taxonomy
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The Suborder Euplotina is a member of the Order Euplotida. Here is the complete "parentage" of Euplotina:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Protozoa
(Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Subkingdom: Biciliata
- Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Phylum: Ciliophora
(Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956 - Ciliates
- Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Lynn, 1996
- Class: Spirotrichea
Bütschli, 1889
- Subclass: Hypotrichia Stein, 1859
- Class: Spirotrichea
Bütschli, 1889
- Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Lynn, 1996
- Phylum: Ciliophora
(Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956 - Ciliates
- Infrakingdom: Alveolata
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Subkingdom: Biciliata
- Kingdom: Protozoa
(Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
The Suborder Euplotina is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Aspidiscidae · Certesiidae · Euplotidae · Gastrocirrhidae · Uronychiidae
Families
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Aspidiscidae
Certesiidae
Euplotidae
Gastrocirrhidae
Uronychiidae
More info about the Family Uronychiidae may be found here.
Sources
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