Global InformationEuplotidium information
| Euplotidium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| (unranked): | SAR
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| (unranked): | Alveolata
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| Phylum: | Ciliophora
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| Class: | Spirotrichea
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| Subclass: | Hypotrichia
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| Order: | Euplotida
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| Suborder: | Euplotina
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| Family: | Gastrocirrhidae
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| Genus: | Euplotidium Noland, 1937[1]
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Euplotidium is a genus of ciliates. Species form symbiotic relations with bacteria in structures named Epixenosomes.[3][4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rosati, G (1999). "Epixenosomes: symbionts of the hypotrich ciliate Euplotidium itoi". Symbiosis. 26 (1): 1–23. ISSN 0334-5114.