Oligohymenophorea

Oligohymenophorea
"Paramecium aurelia" (Order Peniculida)
Paramecium aurelia (Order Peniculida)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Subphylum: Intramacronucleata
Infraphylum: Ventrata
Class: Oligohymenophorea
de Puytorac, Batisse, Bohatier, Corliss, Deroux, Didier, Dragesco, Fryd-Versavel, Grain, Grollere, Horasse, Mode, Laval, Roque, Savoie & Tuffrau, 1974[1]
Subclasses[2]

The Oligohymenophorea are a large class of ciliates. There is typically a ventral groove containing the mouth and distinct oral cilia, separate from those of the body. These include a paroral membrane to the right of the mouth and membranelles, usually three in number, to its left. The cytopharynx is inconspicuous and never forms the complex cyrtos found in similar classes. Body cilia generally arise from monokinetids, with dikinetids occurring in limited distribution over part of the body.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Puytorac et al 1974 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ WoRMS (2019). Oligohymenophorea. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=162991 on 2019-01-07