Pleuronematida

Pleuronematida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Ciliophora
Class:	Oligohymenophorea
Subclass:	Scuticociliatia
Order:	Pleuronematida ; Fauré-Fremiet in Corliss, 1956
Families
	Calyptotrichidae Small & Lynn, 1985; Ctedoctematidae Small & Lynn, 1985; Cyclidiidae Ehrenberg, 1838; Dragescoidae Jankowksi, 1980; Histiobalantiidae de Puytorac & Corliss in Corliss, 1979; Peniculistomatidae Fenchel, 1965; Pleuronematidae Kent, 1881;

Last updated October 17, 2025

Pleuronematida is an order of predominantly free-living ciliates in the subclass Scuticociliatia.^[1]

References

↑ Scott, F.J.; Marchant, H.J., eds. (2005). Antarctic marine protists. Australian Biological Resources Study: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56835-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

External links

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Pleuronematida at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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[1] Scott, F.J.; Marchant, H.J., eds. (2005). Antarctic marine protists. Australian Biological Resources Study: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56835-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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