Tokophrya

Tokophrya
Tokophrya quadripartita (left image, figure 7)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Phyllopharyngea
Order: Endogenida
Family: Tokophryidae
Genus: Tokophrya
Bütschli, 1889

Tokophrya is a genus of suctorians. An example is Tokophrya lemnarum. The genus used to belong to the family Dendrosomatidae, but now has been assigned to the family Tokophryidae.

Species

As of 9 December 2024, ITIS listed only two species of this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Gong J, Gao S, Roberts DM, Al-Rasheid KA, Song W (2008). "Trichopodiella faurei n. sp. (Ciliophora, Phyllopharyngea, Cyrtophoria): morphological description and phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rRNA and group I intron sequences". J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 55 (6): 492–500. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00350.x. PMID 19120794. S2CID 12563937.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tokophrya". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  3. ↑ Warren, Alan; Kihara, Terue Cristina (2009-11-16). "Tokophrya Bütschli, 1889". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-12-08.