Oxytrichidae is a family of ciliates in the order Sporadotrichida. Oxytrichidae are morphologically diverse, ranging in length from 40 micrometres (e.g. Oxytricha setigera) to 400 micrometers (e.g. Coniculostomum monilata). They are generally elliptical in shape with some very flexible while others are rigid.[1] Like other ciliates, Oxytrichidae have two or more nuclei: a large macronucleus that generally stretches across much of the cell body, and one or more smaller micronuclei.[1]

Oxytrichidae
"Sterkiella histriomuscorum", formerly "Oxytricha trifallax"
Sterkiella histriomuscorum, formerly Oxytricha trifallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Spirotrichea
Subclass: Hypotrichia
Family: Oxytrichidae
Ehrenberg, 1830

Genera

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The following genera are recognised in the family Oxytrichidae:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Berger, Helmut (1999). "B Systematic Section Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg 1838". Monograph of the Oxytrichidae (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia). Springer. ISBN 978-94-011-4637-1.
  2. ^ Warren, A. (2024). "Oxytrichidae Ehrenberg, 1830". World Ciliophora Database – via World Register of Marine Species.