Kentrophoros

This article is about the genus of ciliates. For the genus of squaliform sharks, see Centrophorus.

Kentrophoros
Kentrophoros sp. from Isola D'Elba, Italy.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Karyorelictea
Order: Protostomatida
Family: Kentrophoridae
Jankowksi, 1980
Genus: Kentrophoros
Sauerbrey, 1928[1]

Kentrophoros is a genus of ciliates in the class Karyorelictea. Ciliates in this genus lack a distinct oral apparatus and depend primarily on symbiotic bacteria for their nutrition.

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Kentrophoros Sauerbrey, 1928". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.