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| Genus: | Euplotes Ehrenberg, 1830
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Euplotes is a genus of ciliates in the subclass Euplotia. Species are widely distributed in marine and freshwater environments, as well as soil and moss. Most members of the genus are free-living, but two species have been recorded as commensal organisms in the digestive tracts of sea urchins.[1][2]
- ^ Lynn, Denis (2008). The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature (3 ed.). Springer Netherlands. pp. 374–5. ISBN 978-1-4020-8238-2.
- ^ Caspers, H. (1962). "Corliss, John O.: The Ciliated Protozoa: Characterization, Classification, and Guide to the Literature. With 22pl. Oxford–London–New York–Paris: Pergamon Press Ltd. 1961.310p. Intern. Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology, Div. Zoology, Vol. 7. 80 – s". Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie. 47 (3): 172. doi:10.1002/iroh.19620470319. ISSN 1522-2632.