| Chilomonas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Cryptista |
| Superclass: | Cryptomonada |
| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Cryptomonadales |
| Family: | Campylomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Chilomonas Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, 1831 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Chilomonas paramecium Ehrenberg 1831 | |
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Chilomonas is a genus of cryptophytes, including the species Chilomonas paramecium . [2] Chilomonas is a protozoan (heterotroph). Chilomonas is golden brown and has two flagella.