Euplotidium

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Euplotidium
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
SAR
(unranked):
Alveolata
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Spirotrichea
Subclass:
Hypotrichia
Order:
Euplotida
Suborder:
Euplotina
Family:
Gastrocirrhidae
Genus:
Euplotidium

Noland, 1937 [1]
Species

Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes . [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Noland, LE (1937). "Observations on marine ciliates of the Gulf Coast of Florida". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 56 (2): 160–171. doi:10.2307/3222944. JSTOR   3222944.
  2. ↑ Tuffrau, M (1985). "Une nouvelle espèce du genre Euplotidium Noland 1937: Euplotidium proraltans n. sp.(cilié hypotriche)". Cahiers de biologie marine. 26 (1): 53–62. ISSN   0007-9723.
  3. ↑ Petroni, G.; Spring, S.; Schleifer, K.H.; Verni, F.; Rosati, G. (2000). "Defensive extrusive ectosymbionts of Euplotidium (Ciliophora) that contain microtubule-like structures are bacteria related to Verrucomicrobia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97 (4): 1813–17. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.1813P. doi: 10.1073/pnas.030438197 . PMC   26518 . PMID   10660683.
  4. ↑ Rosati, G (1999). "Epixenosomes: symbionts of the hypotrich ciliate Euplotidium itoi". Symbiosis. 26 (1): 1–23. ISSN   0334-5114.


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