Euplotidium

Euplotidium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Subclass: Hypotrichia
Order: Euplotida
Suborder: Euplotina
Family: Gastrocirrhidae
Genus: Euplotidium
Noland, 1937[1]
Species
  • Euplotidium itoi
  • Euplotidium proraltans Tuffrau, 1985[2]

Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Observations on marine ciliates of the Gulf Coast of Florida. LE Noland, Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 1937
  2. ↑ Une nouvelle espèce du genre Euplotidium Noland 1937: Euplotidium proraltans n. sp.(cilié hypotriche). M Tuffrau, Cahiers de biologie marine, 1985
  3. ↑ Defensive extrusive ectosymbionts of Euplotidium (Ciliophora) that contain microtubule-like structures are bacteria related to Verrucomicrobia. G Petroni, S Spring, KH Schleifer, F Verni, G Rosati - Proceedings of the National …, 2000
  4. ↑ Epixenosomes: symbionts of the hypotrich ciliate Euplotidium itoi. G Rosati, Symbiosis, 1999


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