| Prostomatea | |
|---|---|
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| Coleps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Subphylum: | Intramacronucleata |
| Class: | Prostomatea |
| Orders[1] | |
Prostomatea is a class of ciliates.[2] It includes the genera Coleps[3] and Pelagothrix.
- ^ WoRMS (2024). "Prostomatea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Kim JS, Jeong HJ, Lynn DH, Park JY, Lim YW, Shin W (2007). "Balanion masanensis n. sp. (Ciliophora: Prostomatea) from the coastal waters of Korea: morphology and small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequence". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 54 (6): 482–94. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00290.x. PMID 18070326. S2CID 4647139.
- ^ Rudberg P, Sand O (February 2000). "Bistable membrane potential of the ciliate Coleps hirtus". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 203 (Pt 4): 757–64. doi:10.1242/jeb.203.4.757. PMID 10648217.