Overview
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A Subclass in the Kingdom Protozoa.
Taxonomy
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The Subclass Peritrichia is a member of the Class Oligohymenophorea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Peritrichia:
- Domain: Eukaryota
- 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: Oligohymenophorea
de puytorac et al., 1974 - Oligohymenophoreans
- Subclass: Peritrichia stein, 1859
- Class: Oligohymenophorea
de puytorac et al., 1974 - Oligohymenophoreans
- 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 Subclass Peritrichia is further organized into finer groupings including:
Orders
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Mobilida
Sessilida
At least 33 species and subspecies belong to the Order Sessilida.
More info about the Order Sessilida may be found here.
Sources
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