Oxytrichidae

Oxytrichidae
	Sterkiella histriomuscorum, formerly Oxytricha trifallax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Spirotrichea
Subclass:	Hypotrichia
Family:	Oxytrichidae; Ehrenberg, 1830
Subfamilies and genera
	Oxytrichinae Ehrenberg, 1838 Allotricha Sterki, 1878; Australocirrus Blatterer & Foissner, 1988; Cyrtohymena Foissner, 1989; Notohymena Blatterer & Foissner, 1988; Onychodromopsis Stokes, 1887; Oxytricha Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824; Parurosoma Gelei, 1954; Pseudostrombidium Horváth, 1933; Rubrioxytricha Berger, 1999; Tachysoma Stokes, 1887; Urosoma Kowalewskiego, 1882; 5 Urosomoida Hemberger in Foissner, 1982; ; Stylonychinae Berger & Foissner, 1997 Coniculostomum Njiné, 1979; Histriculus Corliss, 1960; Laurentiella Dragesco & Njine, 1971; Onychodromus Stein, 1859; Parastylonychia Dragesco, 1963; Patersoniella Foissner, 1987; Pleurotricha Stein, 1859; Rigidocortex Berger, 1999; Rigidohymena Berger, 2011; Steinia Diesing, 1866; Sterkiella Foissner, Blatterer, Berger & Kohmann, 1991; Stylonychia Ehrenberg, 1830; ; Genera incertae sedis Amphisiellides Foissner, 1988; Ancystropodium Fauré-Fremiet, 1907; Apoamphisiella Foissner, 1997; Gastrostyla Engelmann, 1862; Hemigastrostyla Song & Wilbert, 1997; Kerona Müller, 1786; Neokeronopsis Warren, Fyda & Song, 2002; Paraurostyla Borror, 1972; Parentocirrus Voß, 1997; Ponturostyla Jankowski, 1989; Pseudouroleptus Hemberger, 1985; Territricha Berger & Foissner, 1988; Urostyloides Shi & He, 1989; ;

Oxytrichidae is a family of ciliates in the order Sporadotrichida. Oxytrichidae are morphologically diverse, ranging in length from 40 micrometres (e.g. Oxytricha setigera) to 400 micrometers (e.g. Coniculostomum monilata). They are generally elliptical in shape with some very flexible while others are rigid.^[2] Like other ciliates, Oxytrichidae have two or more nuclei: a large macronucleus that generally stretches across much of the cell body, and one or more smaller micronuclei.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Warren, A. (2019). "Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg, 1830". World Ciliophora Database – via World Register of Marine Species.
^ ^a ^b Berger, Helmut (1999). "B Systematic Section Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg 1838". Monograph of the Oxytrichidae (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia). Springer. ISBN 978-94-011-4637-1.

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[1] Warren, A. (2019). "Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg, 1830". World Ciliophora Database – via World Register of Marine Species.

[Berger-Gen-2] Berger, Helmut (1999). "B Systematic Section Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg 1838". Monograph of the Oxytrichidae (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia). Springer. ISBN 978-94-011-4637-1.

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