Prostomatea

Prostomatea
Coleps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Infraphylum: Ventrata
Class: Prostomatea
Orders

Prostomatea is a class of ciliates. It includes the genera Coleps and Pelagothrix.

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS (2024). "Prostomatea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Kim JS, Jeong HJ, Lynn DH, Park JY, Lim YW, Shin W (2007). "Balanion masanensis n. sp. (Ciliophora: Prostomatea) from the coastal waters of Korea: morphology and small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequence". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 54 (6): 482–94. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00290.x. PMID 18070326. S2CID 4647139.
  3. ↑ Rudberg P, Sand O (February 2000). "Bistable membrane potential of the ciliate Coleps hirtus". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 203 (Pt 4): 757–64. doi:10.1242/jeb.203.4.757. PMID 10648217.

Further reading

Zhang, Qianqian; Yi, Zhenzhen; Fan, Xinpeng; Warren, Alan (January 2014). "Further insights into the phylogeny of two ciliate classes Nassophorea and Prostomatea (Protista, Ciliophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 70: 162–170. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.015. PMID 24075983.