Odontostomatida
Odontostomes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Ciliophora |
Subphylum: | Intramacronucleata |
Infraphylum: | incertae sedis |
Order: | Odontostomatida Sawaya 1940 |
Odontostomatida is a small order of ciliates, referred to as odontostomes. They use their cilia, or hair-like structures on unicellular organisms, to propel themselves.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ A. Warren (17 October 2011). "Odontostomatida". marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.