Geleiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Subphylum: | Postciliodesmatophora |
Class: | Karyorelictea |
Order: | Protoheterotrichida |
Family: | Geleiidae Kahl, 1933 |
Genera[1][2] | |
Geleiidae is a family of karyorelict ciliates.[3] It is sometimes synonymized with family Aveliidae.[4][1][2]
Geleiidae are very large ciliates (200 μm to 5 mm), with a cylindrical shape, and a thinner, often beak-shaped, apical region. They are characterized by a ventral oral region, with buccal infraciliature organized into one intrabuccal kinety and an extrabuccal row.[4][1][2]
The family name is based on Geleia, the type genus.