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| Tetrahymena | |
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| Tetrahymena thermophila | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Ciliophora |
| Class: | Oligohymenophorea |
| Order: | Hymenostomatida |
| Family: | Tetrahymenidae |
| Genus: | Tetrahymena |
Tetrahymena is a genus of free-living ciliates, examples of unicellular eukaryotes.[1] The genus Tetrahymena is the most widely studied member of its phylum.[2]: 59 It can produce, store and react with different types of hormones. Tetrahymena cells can recognize both related and hostile cells.[3]
They can also switch from commensalistic to pathogenic modes of survival.[citation needed] They are common in freshwater lakes, ponds, and streams.[2]: 277
Tetrahymena species used as model organisms in biomedical research are T. thermophila and T. pyriformis.[4][page needed]
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- ^ Csaba, György (September 2016). "Lectins and Tetrahymena – A review" (PDF). Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica. 63 (3): 279–291. doi:10.1556/030.63.2016.001. PMID 27539329.
- ^ Elliott AM (1973). Biology of Tetrahymena. Dowen, Hutchinson and Ross Inc. ISBN 978-0-87933-013-2.